RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 1 : Chile - Earthquake

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Situation Update No. 1 Posted:2010-03-11, 17:03:39 [UTC] Ref.no.: EQ-20100311-25286-CHL Situation Update No. 1 On 2010-03-11 at 17:20:36 [UTC] Event: Earthquake Location: Chile Libertador General Bernardo OʼHiggins Santa Cruz Situation: Chilean President Sebastian Pinera is urging citizens along the coast to move quickly to higher ground following five strongly felt aftershocks, including the biggest since last month's 8.8-magnitude temblor. Pinera Chile's congress also was evacuated moments after Pinera was sworn in Thursday as a precautionary measure. Aftershocks with preliminary magnitudes of 5.1, 7.2, 6.9 and 6.0, respectively, rocked Chile throughout the inauguration. Pinera kept his cool but said Chileans shouldn't ignore the possibility of dangerous waves. The Chilean Navy issued a tsunami warning, but the U.S. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said the aftershocks were too small to cause dangerous waves. The 7.2 aftershock is the strongest yet. It was larger than Haiti's devastating magnitude-7 quake last month. Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu