The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center of Honolulu says there is no tsunami threat following an 8.0-magnitude earthquake in the Drake Passage. The earthquake struck at about 4 :35 p.m. at a depth of 10 kilometers in the Drake Passage—a body of water located between the southern tip of South America and the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica.

A magnitude 7.5 earthquake hit the Drake Passage, prompting Chile's Navy to issue a tsunami warning. Initially recorded at magnitude 8, the quake was revised by the USGS. It occurred southeast of Ushuaia,

A powerful magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck the remote Drake Passage, a body of water between South America and Antarctica.

A earthquake hit the Drake Passage region on Thursday. The National Tsunami Warning Center addressed tsunami concerns in the Puerto Rico-Virgin Islands region.

HONOLULU (Island News) -- There is no tsunami threat for Hawaii after an 8.0 magnitude earthquake was reported in the Drake Passage. The earthquake hit Drake Passage, located between South America and Antarctica, at 4:36 p.m. HST on Aug. 21, 2025. The earthquake struck at a depth of 10.8 kilometers, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.