A earthquake with magnitude 6.6 (ml/mb) was reported Drake Passage (0 miles) on Thursday. The 6.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:42:33 / 1:42 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: pt25289000. Ids that are associated to the event: pt25289000. Exact time and date of earthquake 16/10/25 / 2025-10-16 01:42:33 / October 16, 2025 @ 1:42 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -61.701 West, latitude -60.002 South, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has been issued near Drake Passage (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).

Earthquakes 6.0 to 6.9 may cause a lot of damage in very populated areas. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Every year there are an estimated 135 earthquakes in the world.

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