BREAKING – STRONG M7.3 EARTHQUAKE STRIKES ATLANTIC OCEAN

The U.S. Geological Survey upgraded a strong earthquake which struck in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean to a magnitude of 7.1.

The quake was first reported with a magnitude of7.3 which, due to the logarithmic nature of the Richter scale, means the new value of 8.1 released nearly twice as much energy as the previous estimate.

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A very strong earthquake has taken place in the South Atlantic Ocean off the coast of the South Sandwich Islands (UK) which are east of the southern tip of South America. The magnitude 7.3 quake occurred at 5:47 AM eastern US time today, Saturday, May 28, at a depth of about 58 miles.

It appears that NO Tsunami has been generated by this earthquake. The Atlantic Tsunami Warning Center advises:

We are awaiting reports about any damage or injuries in the Sandwich Islands and will update this story as information becomes available.

There were no immediate reports of casualties. Numerous aftershocks were reported in the region. There are no people living within 100 km radius.

There is a low likelihood of casualties and damage.

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"This looks like it's going to be a very damaging earthquake. I think we can expect that this is going to be far worse" than Thursday's tremor, said Tom Jordan, director of the Southern California Earthquake Center.

In short video posted to Instagram, people standing in the parking lot of a 7-Eleven in Kumamoto let out screams following an aftershock.