Earthquake strikes off the shoreline of Chile and Argentina.
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Straight up, yeah, there was an earthquake, baby! It happened down south, about 218 klickies from Puerto Williams, Chile. The epicenter was 10 klickies under the surface. This bad boy struck at 8:58 local time (15:58 MST) and Chile's National Disaster Service called out the evacuation of coastal areas in Magallanes due to a potential tsunami.
According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, this shaker had a magnitude of 7.4. It was approximately 511 klickies southeast of Punta Arenas, Chile, a city with a population of around 117,000, and 285 klickies southeast of Ushuaia, Argentina, home to about 58,000 people. A second quake of magnitude 5.7 followed at 16:10 MST, and the Centre estimated its magnitude at 6.1.
No word on casualties or damages just yet.
Flashback to April 23, there was an earthquake in Istanbul, Turkey, with a magnitude of 6.2. The epicenter was at a depth of 6.99 km in the Marmara Sea, off Silivri's coast. Turkish authorities reported over 200 injuries and around a thousand buildings with damage. Aftershocks up to magnitude 4.9 hit over the next few days, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre.
Stay tuned for updates on the Chilean and Argentine earthquakes, and don't forget to follow us on Telegram at @expert_mag.
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- Prevention measures are being implemented in the Magallanes region of Chile and Ushuaia, Argentina, following the 7.4 magnitude earthquake on February 28, as coastal areas were evacuated due to the potential threat of a tsunami.
- The epicenter of the earthquake, which struck at 8:58 local time (15:58 MST), was approximately 285 klickies southeast of Ushuaia, Argentina, a city with a population of around 58,000, and 511 klickies southeast of Punta Arenas, Chile, home to approximately 117,000 people.
- Despite the fears of casualties and damages following the initial earthquake, updates on the situation remain limited at this time, and the public is encouraged to monitor weather reports and follow any instructions issued by local authorities regarding the potential threat of an aftershock or tsunami.
