Thursday, March 11, 2010

Aftershocks Hit Chile....

There were no immediate reports of damages or injuries but the temblor, and at least three other aftershocks, strongly swayed buildings, shook windows and provoked nervous smiles among the dignitaries attending Pinera's inauguration at the congressional building in coastal Valparaiso.
The biggest aftershock happened along the same fault zone as Chile's magnitude-8.8 quake on Feb. 27, said geophysicist Don Blakeman at the U.S. Geological Survey in Golden, Colorado.
Journalists and invited guests to the inauguration of Chile's ...
Journalists and invited guests to the inauguration of Chile's president-elect Sebastian Pinera react to an aftershock of the 8.8-magnitude earthquake that destroyed thousands of homes nearby last February 27, a few minutes before the start of the ceremony at the Congress in Valparaiso March 11, 2010. 

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