6.5-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
CHILE (CBS SF ) — The U.S. Geological Survey says a strong and shallow earthquake has struck the Pacific-Antarctic ridge in the middle of the southeastern Pacific, but a tsunami is unlikely.
The USGS says the quake's epicenter was located 1337 miles north of Mount Siple, Antarctica and 2,418 miles southwest of Puerto Natales, Chile at a depth of 7.5 miles. The quake hit at 8:25 a.m. PDT Tuesday.
There is no tsunami threat from this earthquake, according to NOAA's Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii and the Japan Meteorological Advisory.
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