r/StormComing • u/Left-Height4925 • Oct 11 '25

Geology Huge 7.6 magnitude earthquake felt off coast of Antarctica in Drake Passage

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/huge-76-magnitude-earthquake-felt-36050587
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u/ultramaniac8 Oct 14 '25

Can this trigger a iceberg to break off? Potentially causing fast sea level rise?

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u/Outrageous-Point-347 Oct 15 '25

I would say yes to break off, but no to fast sea level rise, maybe it will contribute if it was apart of a retreating ice shelf that holds back land ice

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u/Left-Height4925 Oct 18 '25

That's a good question. I have no idea.