Major Earthquake of M7.8 Strikes in the Scotia Sea, South Atlantic, 17 November, 2013 [1]

Decodedscience.com, By: Jennifer Young, 11/17/2013

One of the largest earthquakes of 2013 to date struck on 17 November in the south of the Atlantic Ocean. At magnitude 7.8 (M7.8) the Scotia Sea tremor is approximately the same size as the great San Francisco earthquake of 1906 (which had an estimated magnitude of around M7.9) which the United States Geological Survey describes as ‘one of the most significant earthquakes of all time.’

 

For more on this story visit http://www.decodedscience.com/major-earthquake-m7-8-strikes-scotia-sea-south-atlantic-17-november-2013/39492 [2]