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The 2025 Drake Passage Earthquake was a marine earthquake of magnitude 7.4 that occurred on 2 May 2025 in the Drake Passage off the southern coasts of Chile and Argentina. Detected by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the tremor originated at a shallow depth and triggered tsunami warnings and evacuations in southern Chile and certain areas of Antarctica. The tsunami alert was lifted later the same day, and no casualties or infrastructure damage were reported. Magnitude and Depth The ea

The Chile Drake Passage Earthquake was a magnitude 7.5 shock that occurred on 21 August 2025 off the southern coast of Chile, near the Antarctic Peninsula. The earthquake was felt in Argentina’s Tierra del Fuego region and southern cities of Chile, followed by tsunami warnings, which were later confirmed to pose no significant threat. Time and Location of the Earthquake The earthquake was recorded by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) at 22:16 local time on 21 August 2025. The epicenter