Vailulu’u Undersea Volcano
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is emphasizing the guidance of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) regarding the ongoing felt earthquake shaking in the Manu’a Islands for the past few days, and welcoming news that NOAA is responding to American Samoa. She expects further...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Some residents of Manu’a are calling on the American Samoa Government to evacuate them — due to the widely reported tremors that can be felt in the Manu’a Islands as a result of seismic activities from the Vailulu’u Undersea Volcano (Seamount).
The residents have taken...


![Reference map showing the location of Taʻū Island and Vailuluʻu seamount, American Samoa. Service Layer Credits: Sources: Esri, GEBCO, NOAA, National Geographic, Garmin, HERE, Geonames.org, and other contributors Esri, Garmin, GEBCO, NOAA NGDC, and other contributors. [Source: USGS.gov] Reference map showing the location of Taʻū Island and Vailuluʻu seamount](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/volcano_usgs_map-3_web_0.jpg?itok=_bahqV_q)