A magnitude 7.5 earthquake shook the Chilean Antarctic region and the southern Drake Passage on Thursday, the USGS confirmed.

A powerful magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck the remote Drake Passage, a body of water between South America and Antarctica.

A strong earthquake hit the Drake Passage. It prompted tsunami alerts for Chilean Antarctic bases. The Drake Passage is known for rough seas. It connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The passage is vital for global climate regulation.

HONOLULU (Island News) -- There is no tsunami threat for Hawaii after an 8.0 magnitude earthquake was reported in the Drake Passage. The earthquake hit Drake Passage, located between South America and Antarctica, at 4:36 p.m. HST on Aug. 21, 2025. The earthquake struck at a depth of 10.8 kilometers, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center of Honolulu says there is no tsunami threat following an 8.0-magnitude earthquake in the Drake Passage. The earthquake struck at about 4 :35 p.m. at a depth of 10 kilometers in the Drake Passage—a body of water located between the southern tip of South America and the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica.

There is no tsunami threat to the Philippines following the magnitude 7.5 earthquake that struck at the Southern Drake Passage on Friday morning, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).