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Chile issued a tsunami warning and said that people should evacuate the coastal area in the south after a large earthquake.
The warning was issued for the remote region of Magalanes on the southern tip of Chile.
This happens after an earthquake at 7.4 magnet, which took place in 219 km (136 miles) from the Ushua, Argentina coast, on Friday at 13:58 local time, the US Geological Service reports.
The region reported in the region.
In a report on X, Chilean President Gabriel Boryk said: “We call for the evacuation of the coastline across the Magalanes region.”
All state resources will be available to combat any impact, he added.
Chile’s disaster advised the residents “to act calmly and follow the instructions of the authorities and the response groups.”
Local media reports that these are precautions, and residents are asked to evacuate to safe areas that are 30 m above sea level.
More than 1,100 people were evacuated to local media, local media reports.
The frames located in the social media have not yet been checked by the BBC have shown that people quietly left the evacuation zone when the sirens beat in the background.
The earthquake hit the passage of Draika between Cape horn and Antarctica at a depth of 10 km (6 miles), the US Geological Service said.
The bases in Antarctica are evacuated, said the Antarctic Institute of Chile (Inahc), reports Reuters.