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This picture released by Chile’s Air Force shows the Eduardo Frei Antarctic base at the Fildes Peninsula, west of King George Island, in May 2020. Chilean Air Force/AFP file pic
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SANTIAGO (Chile), Jan 24 A 7.1-magnitude earthquake that struck yesterday off the coast of Antarctica triggered a tsunami warning but panic ensued when a message to abandon coastal areas was sent to a large number of Chileans, some of whom experienced a separate, less dangerous temblor.
The shallow Antarctic quake struck at 8:36 pm (2336 GMT) in the sea east of Chile’s Eduardo Frei base, the country’s National Emergency Office (Onemi) said, prompting the agency to urge evacuation from “the beach area of the Antarctic” ahead of a possible tsunami.
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7.0-Magnitude Earthquake Near Chilean Antarctic Base, Say Officials 7.0-Magnitude Earthquake Near Chilean Antarctic Base, Say Officials The quake struck at 8:36 pm (2336 GMT) about 210 kilometers east of the Eduardo Frei base at a depth of 10 kilometers, Chile s National Emergency Office said.
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Santiago, Chile:
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 pm (2336 GMT) about 210 kilometers (130 miles) east of the base at a depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles), Chile s National Emergency Office (Onemi) said, urging evacuation from the beach area of the Antarctic ahead of a possible tsunami.
The quake in the South Shetland Islands had a magnitude of 6.9 with a depth of 9.6 kilometres, according to the US Geological Survey, while the earthquake in Chile had a magnitude of 5.8.