A 7.5 magnitude earthquake occurred on the 2nd in the Drake Passage, located between South America and Antarctica. There are currently no reports of casualties or property damage.
The Chilean Navy Hydrography and Oceanography Service's Tsunami Warning Department temporarily issued a tsunami warning and ordered the evacuation of coastal residents in the southern Magallanes region, but the evacuation order was cancelled within 2 hours after being issued.
The Chilean University National Seismological Center pointed out that the 7.5 magnitude earthquake occurred on the 2nd at 9:58 AM local time (8:58 PM Kuala Lumpur time), with the epicenter located at 56.88 degrees south latitude and 68.06 degrees west longitude, at a depth of 10 kilometers.
The United States Geological Survey classified the earthquake's magnitude as 7.4.
Chile is located in the Pacific Ring of Fire and experiences frequent earthquakes.
The Drake Passage is located between Cape Horn at the southern tip of South America and the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The strait extends 300 kilometers from east to west, and is 900 to 950 kilometers wide from north to south.