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Scientists say the seismic activity in Antarctica since the end of August is unusual.
Scientists at the University of Chile record the spike in seismic activity - including one strong quake of magnitude 6.
More than 30,000 tremors have rocked Antarctica since the end of August, according to new research.
Scientists at the University of Chile recorded the spike in seismic activity while studying the remote icy continent.
The university s National Seismological Centre said the small quakes - including one stronger one of magnitude 6 - were detected in the Bransfield Strait.
This is a 60-mile wide ocean channel between the South Shetland Islands and the Antarctic Peninsula.
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Antarctica rocked by 30,000 tremors in three months, Chilean scientists say
A group of chinstrap penguins walk on top of an iceberg floating near Lemaire Channel, Antarctica, Feb 6, 2020. (Photo: REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino/Files)
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SANTIAGO: More than 30,000 tremors have rocked Antarctica since the end of August, according to the University of Chile, a spike in seismic activity that has intrigued researchers who study the remote, snowbound continent.
Scientists with the university s National Seismological Center said the small quakes - including one stronger shake of magnitude 6 - were detected in the Bransfield Strait, a 96km ocean channel between the South Shetland Islands and the Antarctic Peninsula.
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