August 22, 2025 Earthquake: Drake Passage, Chile, Antarctica
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Drake Passage, Chile, Antarctica on August 22, 2025 at 02:16:19 UTC, 10 km below the surface. It caused a tsunami.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- August 22, 2025
- Time
- 02:16:19 UTC
- Place
- Drake Passage, Chile, Antarctica
- Magnitude
- 7.5 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 60.186° S, 61.821° W
- Country
- Antarctica
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 10927.