Chile Lifts Tsunami Alert On Coast After Tremors
Date: 12-Mar-10
Country: CHILE
Author: Reuters
Residents, waiting to watch the inauguration of President-elect Sebastian Pinera, run to higher ground as a strong aftershock of 7.2 shook the region a few minutes before the inauguration's start outside Congress in Valparaiso March 11, 2010.
Photo: Patricio Valenzuela
Chile's navy lifted a tsunami warning for the country's coast after strong aftershocks shook the capital Santiago on Thursday, following the swearing in ceremony for new President Sebastian Pinera.
The alert remained in effect for Easter Island.
Chile was hit by an 8.8-magnitude earthquake on February 27 that killed hundreds of people.
(Editing by Sandra Maler)
