Chile Registers 8
Aftershocks Over 5 Degrees on Monday
SANTIAGO - At least eight aftershocks over
five degrees on the Richter scale were
registered on Monday in the center-south
zone of Chile, after the devastating
8.8-magnitude quake on Saturday.
The U.S. Geology Institute said that the
epicenters of three aftershocks were in the
region of O’Higgins, measuring 5.3 and 5.2
degrees, respectively, some 120 km south to
Santiago.
In Bio Bio region, the epicenter of the
earthquake, some 400 km south to Santiago,
there also registered three aftershocks,
measuring 5.3 and 5degrees, respectively.
According to the experts, the aftershocks
will continue for at least one month or
longer at the affected zone, but they will
be reduced in intensity and frequency.
The 8.8-magnitude earthquake, which was
followed by a tsunami, has been registered
as the strongest one in 50 years and the
second most powerful in the history of
Chile.
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