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World News August 22, 2025

M7.4 earthquake hits Drake Passage prompting tsunami precaution

A powerful magnitude-7.4 earthquake struck the Drake Passage at 10:16 a.m. Friday Beijing time, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center. The quake’s epicenter was located at 60.25° south latitude and 62.30° west longitude, with a depth of 10 km. Following the tremor, Chile’s Navy Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service issued a tsunami precaution for the Chilean Antarctic territory.

Credit: CGTN

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