7.4 Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Southern Coasts of Chile and Argentina

7.4 Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Southern Coasts of Chile and Argentina
People evacuate the coastline in Chile, following a tsunami preventive advisory generated by local authorities, after an earthquake sparked a tsunami threat on the Pacific coast, in Puerto Williams, Chile, on May 2, 2025. Gabriel Leiva/Reuters
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SANTIAGO, Chile—An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 struck off the southern coasts of Chile and Argentina on Friday, prompting the evacuation of the Chilean coastline throughout the Magallanes region and the suspension of water activities and navigation in Argentina’s Tierra del Fuego province.

No damage or casualties were initially reported.