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A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M7.1 hit the South Sandwich Islands at 02:26 UTC on December 11, 2018. The agency is reporting a depth of 164 km (102 miles). EMSC is reporting M7.1 at a depth of 150 km (93 miles).
The epicenter was located 14 km (8.7 miles) S of Montagu Island and 43 km (27 miles) N of Bristol Island.
There are no people living within 100 km (62 miles).
Based on all available data, there is no tsunami threat from this earthquake, PTWC said.
Regional seismicity
Featured image credit: Google, EMSC, TW
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