DHAKA: A powerful 7.8-magnitude undersea earthquake struck in the Scotia Sea, a remote region in the far south Atlantic near Antarctica.

United States earthquake monitors reported Sunday, reports The Straits Times.

The quake struck at 9.04am GMT in the ocean some 893km south-west of Grytviken, South Georgia, and 1,140km south-east of Ushuaia, Argentina, said the US Geological Survey, which monitors earthquakes worldwide.

BDST: 1745 HRS, NOV 17, 2013
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