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M7 0 earthquake recorded near Chilean Antarctic base, nationwide tsunami alert accidentally issued -- Earth Changes -- Sott net

© Chilean Army /Handout via Reuters Chile s Bernardo O Higgins army base is seen at Antarctica in this undated handout photo provided by the Chilean Army on December 22, 2020A 7.0-magnitude earthquake and several aftershocks have rattled Chile, triggering panic as authorities issued a nationwide tsunami alert while only seeking to evacuate the country s largest research station in Antarctica. The strongest of over half a dozen jolts struck South Shetland Islands 216 kilometers northeast of Chile s O Higgins scientific base at 8:36pm, while another 5.8 quake shook the Chile-Argentina border region close to the capital, Santiago around 30 minutes later. While the warning was only meant for the coastal regions of Antarctica, people all across Chile received messages urging them to abandon coastal areas due to a tsunami threat, triggering much confusion.

COVID-19 has reached Antarctica, the last untouched continent

As reported by AP, the Chilean Army on Monday said that 36 people at the Gen Bernardo O Higgins Riquelme Antarctic base have tested positive. On Tuesday, the health minister for the Biobio region in Chile said 21 COVID-19 cases were found aboard the Chilean navy s Sergeant Aldea supply vessel. One more case was reported in Las Estrellas village. Details 208 crew members quarantined on the ship According to Chile s Army, the first group of 36 people includes 26 members of the military and 10 civilians who are employees of a maintenance contract company. The Army added that none had shown complications so far. Further, after 21 people on the Sergeant Aldea vessel tested positive, all 208 crew members aboard that ship were quarantined, the Navy said.

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