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 major, preliminary magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck in the South Atlantic Ocean late Thursday, the United States Geological Survey reported, prompting Chilean authorities to issue an advisory for a potential tsunami along parts of Antarctica.

A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck in the South Atlantic Ocean near the Drake Passage, prompting Chilean authorities to issue a tsunami advisory. This temblor occurred at 11:16 pm local time without immediate reports of damage or casualties.