On Friday, a 6.6 magnitude earthquake was recorded near the southwestern shores of Samoa in the Pacific, as per the United States Geological Survey.
The seismic event took place at 12:37 pm (2337 GMT Thursday), occurring at a depth of 314 kilometres (195 miles) and over 400 kilometres from the southwestern coastline of Samoa, according to AFP, which cited USGS.
The US tsunami warning agency has indicated that there is “no tsunami threat”.
The South Pacific region is prone to earthquakes due to its position along the seismic “Ring of Fire”—a region characterized by significant tectonic activity that stretches through Southeast Asia and across the Pacific basin.
Although such events seldom result in extensive damage in sparsely populated areas, they have the potential to trigger catastrophic landslides.
