The quake struck about 272 miles south of Chile's Punta Arenas area and about 135 miles south of Ushuria in the area known as Drake's Passage just before 9 a.m. ET, according to the U.S ...

The earthquake struck along the Drake Passage, which runs between South America and Antarctica, just before 9 a.m. ET. USGS pinpointed the location at 136 miles south of Ushuaia, a town located on ...

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 ...

People take to the streets in Punta Arenas, Chile, on May 2, 2025, after a major 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck in the Drake Passage, the body of water separating South America and Antarctica.

Drake Passage has since been struck by more than a dozen strong aftershocks, including a quake just before 2 p.m. ET that registered a magnitude 6.4, according to the USGS. None were strong enough ...