Chile: Aftershock shakes Concepcion city

Friday, March 5, 2010, 16:05 [IST]

Concepcion, Mar 5: A strong aftershock rattled the earthquake-torn Chile on Friday, Mar 5 sending people running into the streets.

According to the US Geological Survey the aftershock hit at 6:19 am (local time). The aftershock with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 hit the city of Concepcion.

This is not the first aftershock as over ten aftershocks have been recorded after the 8.8 magnitude earthquake rocked the country on Saturday, Feb 27.

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