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New Indian Express
02-05-2025
- Climate
- New Indian Express
Tsunami warning lowered in Chile, evacuations slow down after major earthquake
SANTIAGO: Authorities in Chile on Friday lifted a tsunami warning and evacuation order issued after a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck off the southern coast of South America. "The preventive evacuation is over. That means everyone can return and resume their activities," Juan Carlos Andrade, director of the state disaster agency in the remote southern Magallanes region, said. At a press conference later in the day, Interior Minister Alvaro Elizalde said the evacuation alert for the region was being downgraded, but advised people to stay away from the beach and coastal regions. Chilean authorities issued a tsunami warning for the country's southernmost region Friday morning, after a major 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck in the Drake Passage, the body of water separating South America and Antarctica. "ATTENTION! #SENAPRED, due to the threat of a tsunami, requests the evacuation of the sector of the coastline of the # Magallanes Region," Chile's emergency agency SENAPRED wrote on its social media account. President Gabriel Boric echoed the call for the "evacuation of the coastline throughout the Magallanes region" on his X account.
Hindustan Times
02-05-2025
- Climate
- Hindustan Times
Tsunami warning lowered in Chile, evacuations slow down after major earthquake
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, sparking evacuations due to a tsunami threat. Chile's SENAPRED disaster agency said there was no damage to critical infrastructure or people, but called for evacuations along the southern coast due to the risk of a tsunami. Also Read: 4 earthquakes jolt India, other Asian countries within an hour "We're calling to evacuate the coast in the whole region of Magallanes," President Gabriel Boric said on X, adding that all of the state's resources would be made available to deal with any impact. At a press conference later in the day, Interior Minister Alvaro Elizalde said the evacuation alert for the region was being downgraded, but advised people to stay away from the beach and coastal regions. Also Read: Earthquake of magnitude 5.6 hits Afghanistan, tremors felt in Delhi Alicia Cebrian, director of SENAPRED, said an "instrumental tsunami" was recorded in the Prat Base in Antarctica, with a variation of 6 centimeters (2.3 inches) in sea level. She added that variations of up to 90 centimeters could be registered in Chile. Videos on social media showed people calmly evacuating as sirens blared in the background. Photos showed parks and other evacuation points filled with students, workers and other residents throughout Chile's remote southern region. Chile's Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service estimated that waves will reach Antarctica first, followed by cities in Chile's extreme south in the coming hours. More than a dozen aftershocks have been detected since the first quake struck. After the "instrumental tsunamis" were detected, SENAPRED cancelled evacuation alerts in Antarctica while maintaining precaution in the Magallanes region. Before the evacuation order was downgraded, local authorities said approximately 2,000 people were evacuated.
