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September 4, 2026 – Servicing seismic station on Taʻū Island, American Samoa

Detailed Description

A USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory seismologist services the FAGA seismic station on eastern Taʻū Island, American Samoa. This station is part of the volcano monitoring network of American Samoa, and is also used by the USGS National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC) and by the NOAA Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC). USGS photo by N. Deligne.

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