Magnitude 8.0 earthquake in Samoa, largest of 2009

Here is today's record on the Franklin and Marshall seismograph:


The U.S. Geological Survey lists this as the largest quake so far of 2009.

The tsunami warning has been cancelled.

Here is the basic info:

Magnitude	8.0
Date-Time	Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at 17:48:11 UTC Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at 06:48:11 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	15.558°S, 172.073°W
Depth	18 km (11.2 miles) set by location program
Region	SAMOA ISLANDS REGION