Major Quake NOW M7.8, S of South America

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A significant earthquake measuring Mw 7.8 has occurred in the Scotia Sea, situated between South America and Antarctica. This event follows a series of recent seismic activities in the same region, including a 6.1 and a 6.8 magnitude quake that took place within the last four to five days. The earthquake's location is approximately 50-100 km east of these previous tremors. Seismograms are available for further analysis, showing the seismic activity in real time.
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HI gang :)

major quake occurring as I type this
a Mw 7.8, Scotia Sea, between South America and Antarctica

see my online seismo http://www.sydneystormcity.com/seismograms.htm

here's a screenshot before the trace started overwriting the earlier recording...
there is a quake at the top of the gram, this is the 6.8 from same region that occurred on Saturday 16th

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This event is ~ 50-100 km east of a 6.1 and a 6.8 that have occurred in the same region over the last 4- 5 days


cheers
Dave
 

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I was around that area at the time and was told about it. Interesting area!
 
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