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The Sun
03-05-2025
- The Sun
Major offshore quake causes tsunami scare in Chile, Argentina
USHUAIA: A strong offshore earthquake caused a tsunami scare in the far south of Chile and Argentina on Friday, with authorities evacuating residents of coastal areas for hours before scaling back the threat level. The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake struck in the Drake Passage between the southern tip of South America and Antarctica at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles). The USGS put the magnitude at 7.4, slightly below the 7.5 reported by Chile's National Seismological Center. It struck at 9:58 am local time (1258 GMT), and several smaller aftershocks were also recorded, but there were no reports of injuries or material damage. The epicenter was 219 kilometers from the city of Ushuaia in Argentina and a similar distance from the Chilean town of Puerto Williams. Chile's emergency agency Senapred issued a tsunami warning and ordered the evacuation of coastal areas of the remote southern Magallanes region. But within two hours, the agency had lifted the evacuation order. 'The preventive evacuation is over. That means everyone can return and resume their activities,' Juan Carlos Andrade, Senapred's director in Magallanes, said, while adding that fishing was suspended until further notice. Situated at the southern tip of South America, the Magallanes region is Chile's second largest but is sparsely populated. It lies adjacent to Argentina's Tierra del Fuego Province, home to Ushuaia, a major jump-off point for expeditions to the Antarctic. 'Felt the bed moving' Sofia Ramonet told AFP was asleep when she 'felt the bed moving a lot' in her third-floor apartment in Ushuaia. 'I looked up at the ceiling where I have a hanging lamp and it was moving from one side to the other. It lasted a considerable amount of time, a few minutes.' When she looked out the window she saw 'a lot of people outside their homes' who were 'scared because they didn't know what was happening or what to do.' There was no evacuation order for Ushuaia. But residents of Puerto Almanza, a village 75 kilometers to the east on the Beagle Channel, which separates the main island in Tierra del Fuego archipelago from smaller islands and which could act as a funnel for a wave surge, were ordered to move to higher ground. All nautical activities in the Beagle Channel were suspended, Tierra del Fuego's secretary for civil protection told AFP. The quake was felt 160 miles as the crow flies north of Ushuaia in the Chilean town of Porvenir on the Strait of Magellan. 'I didn't give it much thought until the alarms sounded. It caused a bit of chaos because it's not normal to feel tremors here,' Shirley Gallego, a 41-year-old fishing plant operator told AFP. A history of quakes Chile is one of the countries most affected by earthquakes. Three tectonic plates converge within its territory: the Nazca, the South American, and the Antarctic plates. On X, several videos showed people evacuating their homes in Puerto Williams, the town closest to the quake's epicenter. Chile's police on its X account showed an officer pushing a person in a wheelchair up a hill in the town of 2,800 inhabitants while other videos shared on X showed people walking up a hill. In 1960, the southern Chilean city of Valdivia was devastated by a magnitude 9.5 earthquake, considered the most powerful ever recorded, which killed 9,500 people. In 2010, an 8.8 magnitude quake off the coast of central Chile, which triggered a tsunami, left more than 520 dead.
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.
The Journal
02-05-2025
- The Journal
Major offshore earthquake causes tsunami scare in south of Chile and Argentina
A STRONG OFFSHORE earthquake caused a tsunami scare in the far south of Chile and Argentina today, with authorities evacuating residents of coastal areas for hours before scaling back the threat level. The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake struck in the Drake Passage between the southern tip of South America and Antarctica at a shallow depth of 10 kilometres. The USGS put the magnitude at 7.4, slightly below the 7.5 reported by Chile's National Seismological Centre. It struck at 9:58 am local time, and several smaller aftershocks were also recorded, but there were no reports of injuries or material damage. The epicentre was 219 kilometres from the city of Ushuaia in Argentina and a similar distance from the Chilean town of Puerto Williams. Chile's emergency agency Senapred issued a tsunami warning and ordered the evacuation of coastal areas of the remote southern Magallanes region. But within two hours, the agency had lifted the evacuation order. 'The preventive evacuation is over. That means everyone can return and resume their activities,' Juan Carlos Andrade, Senapred's director in Magallanes, said, while adding that fishing was suspended until further notice. Situated at the southern tip of South America, the Magallanes region is Chile's second largest but is sparsely populated. It lies adjacent to Argentina's Tierra del Fuego Province, home to Ushuaia, a major jump-off point for expeditions to the Antarctic. 'Felt the bed moving' Sofia Ramonet told AFP was asleep when she 'felt the bed moving a lot' in her third-floor apartment in Ushuaia. 'I looked up at the ceiling where I have a hanging lamp and it was moving from one side to the other. It lasted a considerable amount of time, a few minutes.' Advertisement When she looked out the window she saw 'a lot of people outside their homes' who were 'scared because they didn't know what was happening or what to do.' There was no evacuation order for Ushuaia. But residents of Puerto Almanza, a village 75 kilometres to the east on the Beagle Channel, which separates the main island in Tierra del Fuego archipelago from smaller islands and which could act as a funnel for a wave surge, were ordered to move to higher ground. All nautical activities in the Beagle Channel were suspended, Tierra del Fuego's secretary for civil protection told AFP. The quake was felt 260 kilometres as the crow flies north of Ushuaia in the Chilean town of Porvenir on the Strait of Magellan. 'I didn't give it much thought until the alarms sounded. It caused a bit of chaos because it's not normal to feel tremors here,' Shirley Gallego, a 41-year-old fishing plant operator told AFP. A history of quakes Chile is one of the countries most affected by earthquakes. Three tectonic plates converge within its territory: the Nazca, the South American, and the Antarctic plates. On X, several videos showed people evacuating their homes in Puerto Williams, the town closest to the quake's epicentre. Chile's police on its X account showed an officer pushing a person in a wheelchair up a hill in the town of 2,800 inhabitants while other videos shared on X showed people walking up a hill. ⭕️ Detectives de Migraciones y Policía Internacional de la PDI colaboran en el proceso de #evacuación en #PuertoWilliams tras el sismo registrado esta mañana. — PDI_Magallanes (@PDI_Magallanes) May 2, 2025 In 1960, the southern Chilean city of Valdivia was devastated by a magnitude 9.5 earthquake, considered the most powerful ever recorded, which killed 9,500 people. In 2010, an 8.8 magnitude quake off the coast of central Chile, which triggered a tsunami, left more than 520 dead. - © AFP 2025
NDTV
02-05-2025
- Climate
- NDTV
Tsunami Warning In Argentina, Chile After Major Quake, Evacuations Underway
Chilean authorities issued a tsunami warning for the country's southernmost region Friday morning and both Chile and Argentina ordered evacuations after a major 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of South America. The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake struck in the Drake Passage at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles), 219 kilometers from the city of Ushuaia in Argentina and a similar distance from the Chilean town of Puerto Williams. It placed the magnitude at 7.4, slightly below the 7.5 reported by Chile's National Seismological Center. It struck at 9:58 am local time (1258 GMT), and several smaller aftershocks were also recorded. "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. Authorities in Argentina's far-south Tierra del Fuego province, said the quake was felt mainly in Ushuaia and called for residents to evacuate a nearby village on the Beagle Channel. Authorities in both Tierra del Fuego and Magallanes in Chile said there had been no reports of damage or injuries so far. Chile is one of the countries most affected by earthquakes. Three tectonic plates converge within its territory: the Nazca, the South American, and the Antarctic plates. The wave train generated by Friday's earthquake is expected to reach the coasts of the Antarctic Peninsula and the southern tip of South America in the coming hours, with estimated heights of between 0.3 meters and 1 meter, according to the Chilean Navy. The first places these waves could reach are the Chilean military bases Bernardo O'Higgins and Arturo Prat, in Antarctica, it added. Situated at the southern tip of South America, the Magallanes region is Chile's second largest but is sparsely populated, and lies adjacent to Argentina's Tierra del Fuego Province. The governor's office of Tierra del Fuego in Argentina said "the earthquake was felt primarily in the city of Ushuaia and, to a lesser extent, in other towns throughout the province." While urging calm, it called on residents in and around the town of Puerto Almanza, about 75 kilometers east of Ushuaia on the Beagle Channel, "to preventively evacuate the area and move to higher, safer ground." Evacuations going smoothly On X, several videos showed Chileans evacuating their homes in Puerto Williams, the town closest to the quake's epicenter. Chile's police on its X account showed an officer pushing a person in a wheelchair up a hill in the town of 2,800 inhabitants. Other videos shared on X showed people in the town walking up a hill, under sunny skies. "The preventive evacuation was carried out well, with no incidents so far reported," Juan Carlos Andrade, director of SENAPRED in Magallanes, told reporters. In 1960, the southern Chilean city of Valdivia was devastated by a magnitude 9.5 earthquake, considered the most powerful ever recorded, which killed 9,500 people. In 2010, an 8.8 magnitude quake off the coast of central Chile, which triggered a tsunami, left more than 520 dead.
Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Chile, Argentina order evacuations over post-quake tsunami threat
Chilean authorities issued a tsunami warning for the country's southernmost region Friday morning and both Chile and Argentina ordered evacuations after a major 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of South America. The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake struck in the Drake Passage at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles), 219 kilometers from the city of Ushuaia in Argentina and a similar distance from the Chilean town of Puerto Williams. It placed the magnitude at 7.4, slightly below the 7.5 reported by Chile's National Seismological Center. It struck at 9:58 am local time (1258 GMT), and several smaller aftershocks were also recorded. "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. Authorities in Argentina's far-south Tierra del Fuego province, said the quake was felt mainly in Ushuaia and called for residents to evacuate a nearby village on the Beagle Channel. Authorities in both Tierra del Fuego and Magallanes in Chile said there had been no reports of damage or injuries so far. Chile is one of the countries most affected by earthquakes. Three tectonic plates converge within its territory: the Nazca, the South American, and the Antarctic plates. The wave train generated by Friday's earthquake is expected to reach the coasts of the Antarctic Peninsula and the southern tip of South America in the coming hours, with estimated heights of between 0.3 meters and 1 meter, according to the Chilean Navy. The first places these waves could reach are the Chilean military bases Bernardo O'Higgins and Arturo Prat, in Antarctica, it added. Situated at the southern tip of South America, the Magallanes region is Chile's second largest but is sparsely populated, and lies adjacent to Argentina's Tierra del Fuego Province. The governor's office of Tierra del Fuego in Argentina said "the earthquake was felt primarily in the city of Ushuaia and, to a lesser extent, in other towns throughout the province." While urging calm, it called on residents in and around the town of Puerto Almanza, about 75 kilometers east of Ushuaia on the Beagle Channel, "to preventively evacuate the area and move to higher, safer ground." - Evacuations going smoothly - On X, several videos showed Chileans evacuating their homes in Puerto Williams, the town closest to the quake's epicenter. Chile's police on its X account showed an officer pushing a person in a wheelchair up a hill in the town of 2,800 inhabitants. Other videos shared on X showed people in the town walking up a hill, under sunny skies. "The preventive evacuation was carried out well, with no incidents so far reported," Juan Carlos Andrade, director of SENAPRED in Magallanes, told reporters. In 1960, the southern Chilean city of Valdivia was devastated by a magnitude 9.5 earthquake, considered the most powerful ever recorded, which killed 9,500 people. In 2010, an 8.8 magnitude quake off the coast of central Chile, which triggered a tsunami, left more than 520 dead. bur-cb/des/md
