According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), a strong earthquake struck the Drake transit area on Thursday (local time).
The US tsunami warning system was not alert after the Drake-transit earthquake, but the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) temporarily issued a Chilean warning, saying that Hindustan reported that dangerous tsunami waves from the Chilean earthquake could be possible along the Chilean coast within the next three hours.
Chilean Naval Waterways and Maritime Authority issued precautions to Chilean Antarctic Territories.
According to USGS data, the earthquake hit a depth of 10.8 km. However, the German Geoscience Research Center measured the earthquake magnitude at 7.1.
Located between Capehorn in South America and the South Shetland Islands in Antarctica, Drake’s passageway is a deep, wide waterway connecting the Southwest Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans of the South Pacific.
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