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Tsunami study in American Samoa 2009

By Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center 2009 (approx.)
A man stands near a sign at head level with a beach in the background.
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USGS oceanographer Bruce Jaffe (right) standing next to a tsunami warning sign near a beach in American Samoa. Signs like this warn people living on the coast to go to higher ground after an earthquake.

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