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2025 southern drake passage earthquake

USGS-US6000R2XQ

issued
2025-08-22 02:16Z
status
cancelled 2025-08-25 02:16Z
self-cancels
2025-08-25 02:16Z
authority
USGS NEIC
sea
Southern Ocean
position
-60.319, -61.922
source
usgs · first seen 2026-09-03 15:13Z

Original warning text

2025 SOUTHERN DRAKE PASSAGE EARTHQUAKE.
1. EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE 7.5 (MWW) IN 60.319S 061.922W, DEPTH 10 KM AT 220216Z AUG 25.
2. A TSUNAMI MESSAGE WAS ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT. FOLLOW THE TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES.
3. USGS EVENT US6000R2XQ. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000r2xq

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