On Friday an earthquake of 7.4 magnitude hit the southern coast of Chile and Argentina, said the geological service of the United States. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
The Chilean authorities issued an evacuation alert for the entire coastal section of the Magellan Strait, at the southern end of the country.
A Tsunami warning for coastal areas with 185 miles of the epicenter was issued, with the Tsunami Warning Center of the US National Meteorological Service. UU. Saying that a series of dangerous waves was possible.
“We ask for the evacuation of the coast through the Magallanes region,” published the president of Chile, Gabriel Boric, on social networks after an emergency service alert, which also ordered evacuations in the nearby Antarctic areas.
Boric said “all resources are available” to respond. “At this time, our duty is to be prepared and pay attention to the authorities,” he wrote.
The videos of social networks showed people easy evacuating how sirens in the background, Reuters reported.
The USGS said the earthquake epicenter was under the ocean at 219 kilometers (173 miles) south of the Argentine city of Ushuaia, in Drake’s passage between Cape Horn and Antarctica.
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In Ushuaia, considered the southernmost city in the world, local authorities suspended all kinds of water and navigation activities on the Beagle channel for at least three hours. No damage was reported.
“The earthquake was mainly felt in the city of Ushuaia and, to a lesser extent, in the cities of the entire province,” the local government said. “Given this type of event, it is important to keep calm.”
In Punta Arenas, located in the Chilean Patagonia and in the Magellan Strait, which connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the streets quickly filled with residents looking for shelters, according to Bradcast images on local television.
The evacuation was processed calmly and without panic. “We received the alert and we had to evacuate at work, but people are calm and well prepared,” Roberto Ramírez told the 24 -hour channel.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
