Quake that struck near Samoa!

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Map locating the Pacific island nation of Samoa.
A huge 8.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami
hit the remote Pacific islands of Samoa
and American Samoa Tuesday.
(AFP/Graphic/Martin Megion/Js/Gal)


Map locating the epicentre of an 8.0-magnitude
quake that struck near Samoa
and triggered a set of deadly tsunamis
(AFP/Graphic)

A main road in the downtown area
of Fagatogo, American Samoa
is flooded by water
on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009.
(AP Photo/Fili Sagapolutele)

A boat from Malaloa Marina
is seen on the edge
of the main highway
in the village of Fagatogo,
in American Samoa.
(AP Photo/Fili Sagapolutele)

American Samoa Gov. Togiola Tulafono
addresses members of the media at the
American Samoan Government office
in Honolulu,
Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009.
A powerful Pacific Ocean earthquake
spawned towering tsunami waves
that swept ashore on Samoa
and American Samoa early Tuesday,
flattening villages,
killing at least 39 people and
leaving dozens of workers missing
at devastated National Park Service facilities.
(AP Photo/Eugene Tanner)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Strong-quake-triggers-tsunami-Samoa/ss/events/wl/092909samoaquake/im:/090930/photos_wl_afp/c3ca22b51fe8128a362f76496d85dd12/