‘Survivor’ not harmed by Pacific quake, tsunami

The 19th and 20th seasons of the reality show both take place in Samoa

	No "Survivor" cast or crew members were harmed by the powerful earthquake that struck the South Pacific between Samoa and American Samoa.
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updated 9:35 p.m. ET Sept. 29, 2009

LOS ANGELES - “Survivor” is safe in Samoa.

A spokeswoman for the CBS reality show says no crew members were harmed by the powerful earthquake that struck the South Pacific between Samoa and American Samoa around dawn Tuesday, sending large tsunami waves ashore.

The earthquake, with a magnitude between 8.0 and 8.3, had no effect on the production of the 20th season, which the spokeswoman said was not being filmed at the time.

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The 19th season was also filmed in Samoa.

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