A significant 7.5-magnitude earthquake hit the South Atlantic Ocean's Drake Passage, leading Chilean authorities to issue a potential tsunami advisory for parts of Antarctica.

A 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck the Drake Passage south of Chile and Argentina late Thursday, briefly prompting tsunami warnings before the threat subsided.

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.

A 5.7-magnitude earthquake was reported early Tuesday in the Drake Sea, with its epicenter located 249 kilometers south of Puerto Williams, in the Magallanes and Chilean Antarctic Region. Following the seismic event,

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

Off the southern coast of Chile, three tectonic plates meet at a point known as the Chile Triple Junction. Two are oceanic plates, the Nazca and the Antarctic, which are separating in an active spreading center,

BEIJING, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 jolted off the coast of Aisen, Chile at 0710 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 44.80 degrees south latitude and 79.85 degrees west longitude. ■