Magnitude 7.5 quake strikes southern Chile, prompting tsunami alert

SANTIAGO, May 2 (Xinhua) -- A powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck the southern maritime zone of Chile on Friday, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami alert for the Magallanes region. The National Seismological Center of the University of Chile …

Evacuations in Antarctica, Chile after major offshore quake

REUTERS/RODRIGO MATURANA A view of the north beach, as people evacuate the coastline in Chile following a tsunami preventive advisory generated by local authorities, after an earthquake sparked a tsunami threat on the Pacific coast, in Punta Arenas, …

Chile on tsunami alert after 7.5 quake

Government orders evacuations of coastal towns in far south PUBLISHED : 2 May 2025 at 21:25 UPDATED : 2 May 2025 at 22:25 Chile’s government ordered coastal evacuations in the far southern region of Magallanes and its territory in Antarctica, while …

Massive offshore quake in rough seas of Drake Passage triggers tsunami alerts for parts of South America

Tsunami warning sirens can be heard in Puerto Williams, Chile this morning after a large earthquake.  PUNTA ARENAS, Chile -- A large 7.4 earthquake rattled the waters off South America in one of the world's roughest ocean passages Friday, triggering …

Chile Issues Tsunami Warning After 7.5-Magnitude Quake

  Chilean authorities issued a tsunami warning for the country’s southernmost region Friday morning, after a major 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck in the Drake Passage, the body of water separating South America and Antarctica. “ATTENTION! #SENAPRED, due …

Sirens Sound as Tsunami Alert Issued After Quake Off Chilean Coast

Chile evacuates remote southern coast region as 7.4 quake sparks tsunami risk

A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Drake Passage between Cape Horn and Antarctica at a depth of just 10 km (6 miles) on Friday, the United States Geological Survey said. Chile's National Disaster Prevention and Response Service said a coastal area of …

Earthquake today: 7.4 magnitude quake shakes southern coasts of Chile, Argentina

Earthquake news today: An earthquake of 7.4 magnitude struck off the southern coasts of Chile and Argentina on Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey. There have been no reports of casualties or injuries initially, as per news agency AP. …

Urgent: 7.1-magnitude quake hits Drake Passage -- GFZ

BEIJING, May 2 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 jolted Drake Passage at 1309 GMT on Friday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 57.34 degrees south …

Major offshore quake causes tsunami scare in Chile, Argentina

Sofia Ramonet told AFP was asleep when she "felt the bed moving a lot" in her third-floor apartment in Ushuaia. "I looked up at the ceiling where I have a hanging lamp, and it was moving from one side to the other. It lasted a considerable …