A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the southern coasts of Chile and Argentina on May 2, shaking the region near Cape Horn and Antarctica and triggering widespread tsunami warnings. The quake, which hit at a shallow depth of 10 km at 9:58 a.m. local time, prompted Chile’s National Disaster Prevention and Response Service to order mass evacuations along the Magallanes coastline and Antarctic bases, with President Gabriel Boric urging residents to move to safe zones at least 30 meters above sea level. Watch for more
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