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Situation Update No. 2 Ref.no.: EQ-20100311-25286-CHL
Situation Update No. 2 On 2010-03-11 at 17:31:55 [UTC] Event: Earthquake Location: Chile Libertador General Bernardo OʼHiggins Santa Cruz Situation: Chile's freshly inaugurated President Sebastian Pinera said a series of aftershocks on Thursday caused "significant damage" in Rancagua, a city almost 100 km (62 miles) south of the capital. There were no initial reports of fatalities. Pinera said he expected to have more complete reports later in the day on the impact of the 6.9 magnitude aftershock, which hit just moments before he was sworn in as president. | | | |
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