Tsunami alert for Chilean Region following 7.5 earthquake south of Puerto Williams

During the morning of this Friday, a series of strong earthquakes were recorded in the sea south of Chilean territory.

According to the National Seismological Center, the first seismic event had a magnitude of 6.9, and the second reached 7.5.

The second earthquake occurred at 8:58 AM, 218.1 km south of Puerto Williams, and triggered a tsunami warning for the Magallanes region, as reported by the National Disaster Prevention and Response Service (Senapred).

“ATTENTION! #SENAPRED, due to a tsunami threat, requests the evacuation of the coastal area of the #Magallanes Region. To support on-the-ground evacuation by technical organizations, #SENAPRED has activated #SAE messaging,” they stated through their official channels.

Later, the Ministry of Security added: “Shoa declares a tsunami alert; Senapred instructs evacuation to safe zones in coastal areas. Likewise, as a precautionary measure, Senapred mandates leaving the beach zone in the Chilean Antarctic territory.”

The estimated arrival times are as follows:

• Antarctica Base Prat: 05-02-2025, 11:35 AM

• Antarctica Base O’Higgins: 05-02-2025, 12:00 PM

• Caleta Meteoro: 05-02-2025, 1:49 PM

• Puerto Williams: 05-02-2025, 2:50 PM

• Puerto Edén: 05-02-2025, 9:07 PM

• Punta Arenas: 05-03-2025, 2:25 AM

• Bahía Gregorio: 05-03-2025, 2:26 AM

President Gabriel Boric, a native of Magallanes, posted on the social network X, urging people to evacuate coastal areas.