A violent magnitude earthquake 7.5 He hit the Magallanes region, in the extreme south of Chile on the border with Argentina. To report it the civil protection authorities (Senpred) who also issued an alert for the risk of one tsunami, which could also reach the research bases in Antarctica.
According to preliminary information of the National Sismological Center (CSN), the earthquake took place at 8:58 (local time) and its epicenter was located about 200 kilometers south of Puerto Williams off the coast, at a depth of 10 kilometers.
The evacuation on the coast starts: one is afraid of tsunami
Following the powerful shock, The president of Chile Gabriel Boric invited the population to evacuate the coastal areas.
“At this moment it is our duty to prevent and obey the authorities, all our resources have been made available to the populations” has made it known in a press release published on social media.
