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Magnitude 7.8 earthquake hits off tip of South America, tsunami threat issued

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(Reuters) -A tsunami threat was issued after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Drake Passage, a body of water located between the southern tip of South America and Antarctica, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said on Friday. 

The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), the United States Geological Survey said.

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

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