Santiago, Chile – An earthquake measuring 7.5 on the Richter scale struck the Drake Passage between South America and Antarctica.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was no threat of a tsunami.
This followed a brief warning issued by the center to coastal areas in Chile.
The US Geological Survey initially reported that the earthquake measured 8.
But she later lowered his grade, saying it was at a depth of 11 kilometers.
According to the US agency, the earthquake occurred more than 700 kilometers southeast of the city of Ushuaia in southern Argentina.
The population of this city is about 57 thousand people.
The Chilean Navy’s Marine and Oceanographic Sciences Authority warned in a statement of a tsunami in its Antarctic region.
This came after the earthquake occurred 258 kilometers northwest of Fry base.
