SHOA rules out tsunami in Chile after new earthquake in Chilean Antarctica

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The Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service of the Navy (SHOA) ruled out the existence of a tsunami off Chilean coasts after a new one in Antarctica , during the early hours of this Saturday.

According to the agency, the 5.0 magnitude movement , registered 171 kilometers east of the Prat Base, does not meet the conditions for a tsunami to occur on the national coast.

Remember that during the morning of this Friday another earthquake of magnitude 5.2 was registered, which also motivated the SHOA alert , ruling out a tsunami on our coasts.

Also last January 23, a strong 7.1 earthquake was registered in the same area , specifically 216 kilometers northeast of the aforementioned base.

Although the movement itself did not generate major problems, Onemi ordered an evacuation of the coastlines of the entire country due to the risk of a possible rise in sea level.

The instance generated panic in much of the territory, with the body itself in charge of corroborating that the instance was a mistake and should only apply to the white continent.

Faced with this situation, on February 5, researchers from the University of Chile will begin an expedition in Antarctica to study and monitor the unusual seismic activity that has increased in recent times in the area.