Tsunami alert issued after largest aftershock since calamitous Feb. temblor
The largest aftershock since Chile's devastating earthquake rocked the South American country Thursday, minutes before the inauguration of President Sebastian Pinera.
The 7.2-magnitude aftershock was stronger than the Jan. 12 quake that devastated the Haitian capital. It 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.
Chile's emergency office said there were no immediate reports of damage, but the Chilean Navy issued a tsunami alert.
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