A massive tremor shook the Drake Passage near South America on Thursday, rattling the remote region between Cape Horn and Antarctica.

The USGS first recorded the tremor as an 8.0 but later corrected its strength to 7.5 after detailed seismic analysis.

  Despite the strength, the US Tsunami Warning System issued no alert, though Chile declared a tsunami warning.

The quake, recorded at a depth of 10.8 km, was also measured at 7.1 by Germany’s research centre.

India’s NCS noted tremors at 07:46 am IST. Located at the junction of the South American and Antarctic plates, the area is prone to quakes.

No major damage or casualties have been reported, though locals panicked.

A very large 8.0 Earthquake has happened less than 30 minutes ago in Drake’s Passage, between the tip of South America and Antarctica. There are some Tsunami warnings for the area. I sailed through the Drake Passage last year from Ushuaia, Argentina to Antarctica; this earthquake… pic.twitter.com/PCr6eLzyNg

— Denise Van Patten (@DeeVP) August 22, 2025