Washington, Aug. 22 -- A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.5 jolted the Drake Passage today, sparking concerns over potential tsunami risks in surrounding areas.
The tremor, which struck at 0216 GMT today, was initially recorded as a magnitude 8.0 by the US Geological Survey before being downgraded to 7.5. The Drake Passage is a body of water that lies between the southern tip of South America and the continent of Antarctica, specifically separating Cape Horn in Chile (the southernmost point of South America) from the Antarctic Peninsula.
The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10.8 km, with its epicenter located at 60.19 degrees south latitude and 61.82 degrees west longitude, near the body of water between the southern tip of South Ameri...