Evacuations in Antarctica, Chile after major offshore quake

REUTERS/RODRIGO MATURANA A view of the north beach, as people evacuate the coastline in Chile following a tsunami preventive advisory generated by local authorities, after an earthquake sparked a tsunami threat on the Pacific coast, in Punta Arenas, …

Powerful 7.4 Quake Strikes Off Southern Chile, Triggers Tsunami Alert and Coastal Evacuations

Magnitude 7.5 quake strikes southern Chile, prompting tsunami alert

SANTIAGO, May 2 (Xinhua) -- A powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck the southern maritime zone of Chile on Friday, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami alert for the Magallanes region. The National Seismological Center of the University of Chile …

Tsunami warning after 7.5 earthquake hits far-south Chile; evacuations on

A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the southern coasts of Chile and Argentina on Friday, the United States Geological Survey said. People evacuate the coastline in Chile, following a tsunami preventive advisory generated by local authorities, after an …

Large quake off Chile triggers Antarctica tsunami alert

A magnitude 7.4 earthquake has struck off the coast of Chile in the Drake Passage between Cape Horn and Antarctica at a depth of just 10km, the United States Geological Survey says, sparking relocations due to a tsunami threat.

Haitian families reunite in Chile as tensions over migration rise

By Nicolas Cortes and Sarah Morland SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A Haitian woman who moved to South America nearly a decade ago was finally reunited with her daughter through a local visa program that highlighted both the escalating conflict in the Caribbean and …

Evacuations in Chile and Argentina after tsunami warning

Thousands of people have been evacuated to higher ground in Chile and Argentina, after Chilean authorities issued a tsunami warning following an earthquake off the country's southern coast. The 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck in the Drake Passage …

Chile earthquake: Tsunami warning issued after 7.5 magnitude tremor rocks South America

A magnitude 7.5 earthquake has struck off the coast of Chile, leaving emergency services scrambling to evacuate local communities. The quake struck Drake Passage between Cape Horn and Antarctica at a depth of just 10 km (six miles), the United States …

Tsunami alert triggers evacuations in Antarctica and Chile’s far south

Audio By Carbonatix (Reuters) -A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the coast of Chile in the Drake Passage between Cape Horn and Antarctica at a depth of just 10 km (6 miles) on Friday, the United States Geological Survey said. Chile’s SENAPRED disaster …

Chile on tsunami alert after 7.5 quake

Government orders evacuations of coastal towns in far south PUBLISHED : 2 May 2025 at 21:25 UPDATED : 2 May 2025 at 22:25 Chile’s government ordered coastal evacuations in the far southern region of Magallanes and its territory in Antarctica, while …