7.4 magnitude earthquake strikes off the southern coasts of Chile and Argentina

A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the southern coasts of Chile and Argentina on Friday, the United States Geological Survey said.

JUST IN | A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Drake Passage between Cape Horn and Antarctica at a depth of just 10 km on Friday, the United States Geological Survey said. Chile's National Disaster Prevention and Response Service said a coastal area of Magallanes region in the… pic.twitter.com/z7j1nc9k5G

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Chilean authorities issued an evacuation alert for the entire coastal section of the Strait of Magellan, in the far south of the country.