A 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck the Drake Passage south of Chile and Argentina late Thursday, briefly prompting tsunami warnings before the threat subsided.

A magnitude 7.5 earthquake occurred in the Drake Passage, sparking a brief tsunami warning for Chile. Initially reported as an 8.0, the quake was confirmed by USGS at a depth of 11 km. It struck southeast of Ushuaia,

Tsunami warnings across US states of Hawaii and California, and in Japan, were downgraded after some waves hit the coasts. Meanwhile, Chile upgraded the warning to the highest level.

A 5.7-magnitude earthquake was reported early Tuesday in the Drake Sea, with its epicenter located 249 kilometers south of Puerto Williams, in the Magallanes and Chilean Antarctic Region. Following the seismic event,