Santiago.-Chilean authorities called on Friday to evacu tsunamI due to a earthquake of great magnitude 7.5 in the sea to the southern end of Chili.
“We call to evacuate coastal edge in every region of Magallanes. At the moment our duty is to prevent and pay attention to authorities,” President Gabriel Boric wrote in his social network account X, who monitors the situation from the Palace of La Moneda, after suspending his agenda.
The National Seismological Center (CSN) reported that the earthquake was recorded at 8:58 am and that its epicenter was located 218.1 kilometers south of Puerto Williams, at a depth of 10 kilometers.
The telluric movement was 218.0 kilometers south of the town, in -56.86 degrees of latitude and -68,268 degrees in length and had a depth of 21.0 kilometers, the National Seismological Center (CSN) reported.
For its part, the National Disaster Prevention and Response Service (Senapred) called for the eviction of the region.
Tsunami, arrival hours
The authorities reported the hours in which they foresee the arrival of the Tsunami to different sectors of the southern coast, in order to take precautions.
They recalled that the regions of Aysén and Magallanes next to the Chilean Antarctica have an hour less with respect to the rest of the continent.
In this way, it was expected that Antarctic-Base Prat was the first affected, at 10:35 am (Continental Time) 11:35 (Magellan time, UTC-3).
In Punta Arenas and Gregorio Bay El Tsunami would reach 1:25 (HC) 02:25 (HM) and 1:26 (HC) 02:26 (HM), that is, at dawn.
Recommendations
They also pointed out recommendations for Chileans residing in those areas:
*Do not return to the coastal edge until the authorities confirm that there is no danger, because a tsunami may appear surprisingly.
*Consider that the first wave is usually not the most destructive.
*In closed bays, the effects of a tsunami are amplified. Meanwhile, in ports, coves, estuaries and rivers, strong currents can be manifested.
