A powerful magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck the remote Drake Passage, a body of water between South America and Antarctica.

A 7.5 magnitude earthquake stuck in the Drake Passage off the coasts of Argentina, Chile and Antarctica Thursday night, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, and Chile began moving people away from beaches.

A strong earthquake of the magnitude of 7.4 hit the Drake Passage during the early hours of Friday, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) reported.