Strong 7.1 quake strikes near Antarctica
Tuesday, 11 December 2018
A magnitude 7.1 quake struck on Monday in the southern Atlantic Ocean, close to the South Sandwich Islands north of Antarctica, the US Geological Survey said.
The quake, initially reported as a magnitude 7.5, was in a remote area and fairly deep underground, according to a Reuters report.
The US Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said in an advisory that it did not cause a tsunami threat.