Is a Mw 6.8 Earthquake from Chile Headed for My Seismograph?

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Start date Dec 27, 2020

Dec 27, 2020

davenn

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Have a Mw 6.8 quake from Chile coming in on my seismograph ... NOW

My Seismograms (sydneystormcity.com)EDIT --- downgraded to a Mw 6.7

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It's close to the coastline: http://geofon.gfz-potsdam.de/eqinfo/seismon/globmon.php

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Yes, it is
and that size a possibility of a small tsunami

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