6.0-magnitude quake hits Samoa -- USGS-Xinhua

6.0-magnitude quake hits Samoa -- USGS

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-02-11 05:31:30

BEIJING, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted 136 km SSW of Gataivai, Samoa at 2114 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 49.5 km, was initially determined to be at 14.91 degrees south latitude and 172.88 degrees west longitude.