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A tsunami threat was issued after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Drake Passage, a body of water located between the southern tip of South America and Antarctica, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said on Friday (local time).
The quake was at a depth of 10km, the United States Geological Survey said.
Today’s quake occurred after a strong earthquake of magnitude 7.4 struck offshore in the southern Philippines, its seismology agency said o nFriday.
Tsunami warnings were issued in several countries and people in nearby coastal areas were urged to move inland or to higher ground.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued an update around noon local time saying the tsunami threat in the Philippines had passed, although warnings from other agencies remained in place.
More to come
-Reuters