7.5-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes South Atlantic Ocean
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A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck the Drake Passage on Thursday, the waters between South America's southern tip and Antarctica.
A magnitude-7.5 earthquake has struck just south of Chile, in the Drake Passage. The quake struck at 2.16pm at a depth of 10.8km, the United States Geologi
A strong earthquake with a revised magnitude of 7.5 struck the Drake Passage on Thursday, shaking the remote region between South America and Antarcti.
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) revised down the quake magnitude, initially reported at 8, adding that it hit at a depth of 11 km (7 miles). The earthquake struck more than 700 km (435 miles) southeast of Argentina's city of Ushuaia,
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 off the southern tip of South America, in the Drake Passage, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reports, striking at the shallow depth of 10 kilometers. Chile has also issued a tsunami threat advisory.
A powerful magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck the remote Drake Passage, a body of water between South America and Antarctica.
The epicenter of the 7.5-magnitude quake was in the Drake Passage, a body of water between the southernmost tip of South America and Antarctica.
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.
The National Seismic Monitoring Network stations, operated by the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM), recorded a 3.3-magnitude earthquake in Safad area