No Tsunami Threat After Earthquake in Drake Passage

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center stated that there was no tsunami threat following the 7.5 magnitude earthquake in the Drake Passage, situated between South America and Antarctica. This announcement came after a brief warning had been issued for Chile’s coastal regions. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) revised the earthquake’s magnitude, which was initially reported as 8, down to 7.5, adding that the seismic event occurred at a depth of 11 km (7 miles). According to the USGS, the quake struck more than 700 km (435 miles) southeast of Ushuaia, an Argentinian city with a population of approximately 57,000. Chile’s Navy Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service had previously issued a tsunami warning for its Antarctic territory after the quake, which they noted in a bulletin was located 258 km (160 miles) northwest of the Base Frei site.