Early reports a 7.9 mag earthquake 127 miles south-southwest of Apia, Samoa and about 139 miles southwest of Pago Pago on American Samoa.
Tsunami warnings were immediately issued for American Samoa, Samoa, Niue, Wallis-Futuna, Tokelau, Cook Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Kiribati, Kermadec Islands, Fiji, Howland-Baker, Jarvis Island, New Zealand, French Polynesia and Palmyra Island.
A tsunami watch is in effect for Vanuatu, Nauru, Marshall Island, Solomon Islands, Johnston Island, New Caledonia, Kosrae, Papua New Guinea, Hawaii, Pohnpei, Wake Island, Pitcairn, Midway Island.
http://news.bnonews.com/upti
5.7 Aftershock 30 mins after initial quake.
Update: all warnings and watches canceled.
