Sri Lanka, May 2 -- Chile has issued a tsunami warning and said people should evacuate coastal areas in the south of the country after a large earthquake.

The warning was issued for the remote Magallanes region on the country's southern tip and parts of the Chilean Antarctic Territory.

It comes after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck 219km (136 miles) off the coast of the city of Ushuaia, in neighbouring Argentina, on Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey.

The earthquake was also felt in Ushuaia, local media reports, and aftershocks have been reported in the region.

In a post on X, Chilean President Gabriel Boric said: "We call for the evacuation of the coastline throughout the Magallanes region." All state resource...