Seaquakes Kill 337 Whales in Chile!
337 baleen whales washed ashore in Patagonia, Chile. They were killed by several powerful undersea earthquakes in the Southern Ocean 2,000 to 3,000 miles west of the stranding site! Or it might have been a meteorite? Large meteors striking the surface of ocean have been reported to generate shocks as large as ten kilotons of TNT equivalent. seaquake in Southern Chile kills 47 whales The 1908 newspaper article on the left tells how 47 whales were killed by a Marine Upheaval (seaquake) off Southern Chile's Cape Horn not too far from where 337 dead whales were recently found. You can find a better copy at this link . And, if you click on "other clippings by deafwhale" you will see a lot more seaquake evidence. It's a wake-up call to those who love whales and wonder why they beach themselves. Rapid changes in diving pressures generated by undersea earthquakes and volcanic explosions (seaquakes) have been killing whales for millions