Surfers given tsunami warning after quake in Samoa

Surfers given tsunami warning after quake in Samoa

TOKYO, Japan - A firefighter gives a warning to surfers at a beach near Enoshima in Kanagawa Prefecture on Sept. 30, 2009, after a tsunami advisory was issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency along the country's Pacific coasts and southern islands after a strong quake jolted the Samoan Islands.

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