Magnitude 7.5 earthquake strikes Drake Passage
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A major earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 struck the remote Drake Passage late Thursday, August 2, 2025 prompting initial tsunami warning in parts of Antarctica before the threat was
A 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck the Drake Passage south of Chile and Argentina late Thursday, briefly prompting tsunami warnings before the threat subsided.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake occurred in the Drake Passage, sparking a brief tsunami warning for Chile. Initially reported as an 8.0, the quake was confirmed by USGS at a depth of 11 km. It struck southeast of Ushuaia,
Coastal regions of Chile are at risk of tsunami waves after a large earthquake in the body of water that connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.