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IcyPeas

(21,871 posts) Sat Jan 23, 2021, 09:13 PM Jan 2021

Earthquake in Chile. 7 pointer. BREAKING ON BBC

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Earthquake in Chile. 7 pointer. BREAKING ON BBC (Original Post) IcyPeas Jan 2021 OP

Damn, that's a big one... Wounded Bear Jan 2021 #1

South Shetland Islands locus. nocoincidences Jan 2021 #2

Not good news malaise Jan 2021 #3

Fortunately based on location, it looks more like last year's Cayman Island quake. LeftInTX Jan 2021 #4

Thanks for this info. So not really near Chile. IcyPeas Jan 2021 #5

PHEW malaise Jan 2021 #8

Research stations and seals. roamer65 Jan 2021 #6

Penguins too LeftInTX Jan 2021 #7

THIS. roamer65 Jan 2021 #11

chile quake today 5.8 near santiago chile says this website.... msongs Jan 2021 #9

Argentina had a 6.4 on Jan 18th LeftInTX Jan 2021 #10

So I guess these were 2 distinct quakes? IcyPeas Jan 2021 #12

Wounded Bear

(58,656 posts)

1. Damn, that's a big one...

Reply to IcyPeas (Original post)

Sat Jan 23, 2021, 09:15 PM

Jan 2021

nocoincidences

(2,219 posts)

2. South Shetland Islands locus.

Reply to IcyPeas (Original post)

Sat Jan 23, 2021, 09:36 PM

Jan 2021

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000d2rx/executive

malaise

(269,004 posts)

3. Not good news

Reply to IcyPeas (Original post)

Sat Jan 23, 2021, 09:40 PM

Jan 2021

Spare a thought for the people of Chile

LeftInTX

(25,337 posts)

4. Fortunately based on location, it looks more like last year's Cayman Island quake.

Reply to malaise (Reply #3)

Sat Jan 23, 2021, 09:44 PM

Jan 2021

ETA: Location is actually closer to Antarctica than Chile

IcyPeas

(21,871 posts)

5. Thanks for this info. So not really near Chile.

Reply to LeftInTX (Reply #4)

Sat Jan 23, 2021, 09:47 PM

Jan 2021

malaise

(269,004 posts)

8. PHEW

Reply to LeftInTX (Reply #4)

Sat Jan 23, 2021, 09:49 PM

Jan 2021

Thanks

roamer65

(36,745 posts)

6. Research stations and seals.

Reply to IcyPeas (Original post)

Sat Jan 23, 2021, 09:48 PM

Jan 2021

Hopefully all are well.

LeftInTX

(25,337 posts)

7. Penguins too

Reply to roamer65 (Reply #6)

Sat Jan 23, 2021, 09:49 PM

Jan 2021

roamer65

(36,745 posts)

11. THIS.

Reply to LeftInTX (Reply #7)

Sat Jan 23, 2021, 09:55 PM

Jan 2021

msongs

(67,406 posts)

9. chile quake today 5.8 near santiago chile says this website....

Reply to IcyPeas (Original post)

Sat Jan 23, 2021, 09:50 PM

Jan 2021

https://crisis24.garda.com/insights/news-alerts/wip1001259631/chile-magnitude-58-earthquake-occurs-near-santiago-at-around-2107-clst-jan-23

LeftInTX

(25,337 posts)

10. Argentina had a 6.4 on Jan 18th

Reply to msongs (Reply #9)

Sat Jan 23, 2021, 09:53 PM

Jan 2021

IcyPeas

(21,871 posts)

12. So I guess these were 2 distinct quakes?

Reply to msongs (Reply #9)

Sat Jan 23, 2021, 10:28 PM

Jan 2021

https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/6071015/2021-01-23/23h36/magnitude7-Antarctica.html

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