Tsunami warning after earthquake of strength 7.4 in South America-Diepresse.com

There was a strong earthquake in front of the southern tip of South America. The US-Erdbiebenwarte USGS the strength indicated at 7.4. As a result, the center of the quake was 219 kilometers south of Ushuaia, the southernmost city of Argentina, at a depth of ten kilometers. The center of the quake was on Drakestrasse, a marine road between the southernmost point in South America and Antarctic. According to the US Tsunami warning center, there is a risk of tsunami. Parts of Argentina and Chile could be affected.

The National Seismology Center Chiles indicated the earthquake strength with 7.5. Accordingly, aftersholder were also registered. Chile’s President Gabriel Boric called on the Platform X to leave coastal areas in the affected region. It is about the Magallan region, as the national service for disaster prevention said. According to a report by the news portal « Emol », a tsunami could reach the southern city of Punta Arenas on Saturday (local time).

Chile’s hydrographic and oceanographic service estimated that the waves will reach bases in the Antarctic and cities in the far south in the coming hours. The Chilean Antarctic Institute announced that bases were evacuated. (APA/Reuters)