The United States Geological Survey reported that Buenos Aires, Argentina (AP) – A major, initial magnitude 7.5 earthquake occurred in the South Atlantic Ocean late on Thursday night.
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said that there was no longer a threat of tsunami after the earlier advisory by Chile officials for parts of Antarctica. No withdrawal order for Chile or Argentina was announced immediately, both countries are closest to earthquake.
According to the US Geological Survey, 710 kilometers (441 mi) in the south -east of Argentina on the Drake route, Argentina took place local time at 11:16 pm local time in Argentina for about 710 km (441 mi). The earthquake had an early depth of 10.8 kilometers (6.7 mi).
The Drake route connects the South Atlantic and the South Pacific Oceans between the southern ends of South America and the Antarctic Peninsula.
However, less earthquake-prone to other parts of Chile’s coast, drak passage stretches a highly active seismic and geological region.
The region is very remote and there was no immediate report in the number of damage or casualties.
The Associated Press
