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EARTHQUAKE SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS

Strong Quake of magnitude 6.5 felt on 15 Jan 2012 18:21:32 standard time in your timezone,about 14 Km with following details at penguin islands of the Antarctic peninsula and it  is Antarctica summer.
 earthquake occurred in a very complex tectonic area were 3 different plates were interacting
Distances
  • 492 km (306 miles) W (266 degrees) of Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands
  • 1018 km (632 miles) S (174 degrees) of STANLEY, Falkland Islands
  • 1236 km (768 miles) SE (139 degrees) of Punta Arenas, Chile

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