A powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck the South Atlantic Ocean near the Chilean Antarctic region and the Drake Passage — one of the world’s most dangerous seas. The quake hit over 700 km southeast of Ushuaia, Argentina, shaking fears of a tsunami threat across the Americas. Chile’s Navy issued a precautionary tsunami alert for its Antarctic territories.
22 August,2025 08:14 PM ISTA magnitude 8.3 earthquake hit off the coast of Chile shaking buildings in the capital city of Santiago and generating a tsunami warning for Chile, Peru and French Polynesia.
17 September,2015 11:22 AM ISTResidents sifted through rubble in central Chile and saved what they could from homes after a magnitude 8.3 earthquake killed 11 people, forced one million from their homes and sent giant waves crashing into coastal areas.
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