"A tsunami threat has been issued in Chile after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Drake Passage on Friday. This is a body of water located between the southern tip of South America and Antarctica. The US Geological Survey detected the strong quake at 4:29pm ET at a depth of nine miles. The tsunami threat was issued about 19 minutes after."
"The epicenter was located 135 miles south of Puerto Williams on the north coast of Navarino Island, at the southern tip of South America in the Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region of Chile. No warnings are currently in effect for the US, Canada or other Pacific regions, but officials are continuing to track wave data and aftershock activity. This is a developing story... More updates to come"
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Drake Passage at 4:29pm ET and was measured at a depth of nine miles. The Drake Passage lies between the southern tip of South America and Antarctica. A tsunami threat for Chile was issued about 19 minutes after the quake. The epicenter was located 135 miles south of Puerto Williams on the north coast of Navarino Island in the Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region of Chile. No warnings are currently in effect for the US, Canada, or other Pacific regions. Officials continue to track wave data and aftershock activity. Updates are expected as new information becomes available.
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