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1998 Antarctica Earthquake
25 March 1998 · Antarctica
On 25 March 1998 at 03:12 UTC, a magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck Antarctica, at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the Antarctic Plate, 289 km from its boundary with the Australian Plate (oceanic transform fault). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 25 March 1998
- Time
- 03:12 UTC
- Magnitude
- 8.1
- Depth
- 10 km
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Antarctic Plate
- Country
- Antarctica
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth