Earthquake off the coast of South America: 7.5 magnitude, USGS reports
A 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Drake Passage off the coast of South America, causing panic in the area. However, the threat of a tsunami has now been averted and no casualties or damage have been reported so far. Let us know the brief details of this news in the polite and eloquent style of Urdu literature. Earthquake details According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake occurred on August 21, 2025 in the Drake Passage, with its epicenter 700 km from the southern city of Ushuaia in Argentina at a depth of 11 km. The Drake Passage, located between Cape Horn in South America and Antarctica, connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The area is notorious for its stormy weather and earthquakes. Immediately after the earthquake, the Chilean Navy Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service issued a tsunami alert for the Chilean Antarctic region, but it was later lifted. The area's seismic history This is not the first time the Drake Passage has been shaken by an earthquake. A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck the same area in May 2025, after which a tsunami alert was issued in the Magallanes region of Chile. Last month, on July 30, An 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, the sixth largest in the world, triggering tsunami waves that reached the coasts of Japan, Hawaii and the United States. The cause of the earthquake, according to experts, is that the Earth's surface is made up of seven large and numerous smaller tectonic plates, which are constantly in motion. When these plates collide or push against each other, the energy stored below is released in the form of earthquakes. The Drake Passage, where the South American, Antarctic, and Nazca plates meet, is a sensitive area for earthquakes. A user on X wrote: "7.5 magnitude earthquake in the Drake Passage! Fortunately, the threat of a tsunami was averted." — @GlobalQuakeWatch "Secrets hidden deep in the Earth sometimes come to light as shocking truths." — A Geologist There is no power or strength except in Allah References India Today, Economic Times, The New York Times, DW, Free Press Journal, X-Post
