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MELBOURNE, Australia -- A magnitude-6.6 earthquake struck in the South Pacific near the island nation of Samoa on Friday, but ...

The Pacific Ring of Fire is a horseshoe-shaped belt of volcanoes known for explosive eruptions and intense earthquakes.

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A tsunami advisory issued for south Alaska and the Alaska Peninsula was cancelled Wednesday afternoon hours after a massive 7 ...

A magnitude-6.6 earthquake struck near the South Pacific island nation of Samoa on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of injury or damage.     The quake struck ...