Earthquake of magnitude 7 strikes Drake Passage, GFZ says

By Thomson Reuters Oct 10, 2025 | 3:40 PM

(Reuters) -A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the Drake Passage on Friday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), GFZ said.

(Reporting by Chandni Shah in Bengaluru; Editing by Nia Williams)

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