7.0 Magnitude Earthquake Recorded Near Chilean Antarctic Base
(Worthy News) – A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Saturday off the coast of Antarctica, with authorities issuing a tsunami warning for Chile’s Eduardo Frei base on the frigid continent, emergency officials said.
The quake struck at 8:36 p.m. local time (2336 GMT) about 210 kilometers east of the base at a depth of 10 kilometers, Chile’s National Emergency Office (Onemi) said, urging evacuation from “the beach area of the Antarctic” ahead of a possible tsunami.
The Chilean air force’s base is the country’s largest in Antarctica and includes a village, hospital, school, bank, post office and chapel. [ Source: Voice of America (Read More…) ]
Editor’s note: A 7.0 earthquake is equivalent to 31.8224 Hiroshima Atomic Bombs.
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