A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck the southern coasts of Chile and Argentina in the Drake Passage, prompting Chilean authorities to issue a tsunami alert for the Magallanes region and Chilean Antarctica.
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00:00A 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit the southern coast of Chile and Argentina.
00:05Chilean authorities have issued a tsunami alert for the region.
00:09The quake was registered at 8.58 a.m. local time
00:13and its epicenter was located 218.1 kilometers south of Puerto Williams in Chile
00:20and at a depth of 10 kilometers.
00:23Following the report, Chilean National Disaster Prevention and Response Service
00:27issued a tsunami alert and authorities requested the evacuation of the southern coastal area
00:34while no similar alert has been issued in Argentina.
00:38At the time, no damage or casualties have been reported.