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German center: 7.3 magnitude quake in South Atlantic

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A German earthquake monitoring center says that a 7.3 magnitude quake has occurred in the South Atlantic today.

The Potsdam-based German Research Centre for Geosciences, or GFZ, says the quake struck the South Georgia Island Region at a depth of about 10 kilometers (6.2 miles).

The site is about 1,500 miles east of the southern tip of Argentina.

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First Published: Aug 19 2016 | 2:28 PM IST

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