A magnitude 7.4 earthquake has struck off the southern coasts of Chile and Argentina, the USA Geological Survey (USGS) says.
Chilean authorities issued an evacuation alert on Friday for the complete coastal part of the Strait of Magellan, within the far south of the South American nation.
Citing the specter of a tsunami, the Chilean Nationwide Service for Catastrophe Prevention and Response additionally ordered the evacuation of the seashore space of the Antarctic Territory, Magallanes Area.
Argentina didn’t instantly challenge an identical tsunami warning.
No injury or casualties have been initially reported.
The earthquake struck Drake Passage between Cape Horn and Antarctica at a depth of simply 10km (6 miles), the USGS mentioned.
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