Thousands of people evacuated to higher ground in Chile and Argentina after a tsunami warning was issued following an earthquake off Chile's southern coast.
Thousands of people have been evacuated to higher ground in Chile and Argentina after Chilean authorities issued a tsunami warning following an earthquake off the country's southern coast.
According to the United States Geographical Survey, the 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck in the Drake Passage between Cape Horn on the southern tip of the South America and Antarctica.
Its epicentre was at 219 km from the Argentine city of Ushuaia, the world's most southern city.
The tsunami warning was issued for Chile's remote Magallanes region and parts of the Chilean Antarctic Territory, with precautionary measures being taken in Argentina's Tierro del Fuego region.
According to Chile's disaster agency, more than 1,700 people have been evacuated to higher ground in the sparsely populated areas so far, including 1,000 people from the town of Puerto Williams and 500 from Puerto Natales.
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