Magnitude 7.1 quake hits close to Antarctica

The quake, initially reported as a magnitude 7.5, was in a remote area and fairly deep underground.

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By Reuters

Published: Tue 11 Dec 2018, 6:24 AM

Last updated: Wed 12 Feb 2020, 5:52 PM

A magnitude 7.1 quake struck on Monday in the southern Pacific Ocean, close to the South Sandwich Islands north of Antarctica, the US Geological Survey said.

The quake, initially reported as a magnitude 7.5, was in a remote area and fairly deep underground.

The US Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said in an advisory that it did not cause a tsunami threat.


Reuters

Published: Tue 11 Dec 2018, 6:24 AM

Last updated: Wed 12 Feb 2020, 5:52 PM

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