A large, magnitude 7.5 earthquake shook South America on Friday morning and a tsunami risk was being assessed. The earthquake was initially designated as had a magnitude of 8.0 before being downgraded the United States Geological Survey (USGS) determined it was 7.5 magnitude.
There were reports that the earthquake jolted the Drake Passage, the body of water between the southern tip of South America and Antarctica.
While there were no immediate reports of any damage or injuries, reports indicated the earthquake hit the southern part of America at 2.16 am UTC, 7.46 am as per Indian Standard Time.
On August 17, there was a magnitude 5.8 undersea earthquake that shook the eastern side of Indonesia and injured 29 people including two critically injured.
According to the US Geological Survey, the quake struck 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) north of Poso district in Central Sulawesi province and was followed by at least 15 aftershocks. Indonesian authorities did not issue a tsunami warning.
According to Indonesia’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency most of the injured have already been taken to the regional government hospital and were mainly those attending a Sunday morning worship service at the church.
In July, a major 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck Russia’s eastern Kamchatka region and tsunami warnings were issued for all across the pacific . Data suggested that the Russia earthquake was among the most powerful earthquakes to be recorded in the modern era.
