CONCEPCION, Chile – A tsunami alert issued after two aftershocks in Chile was quickly withdrawn, Wednesday.
A pair of aftershocks only six seconds apart provoked a brief panic among citizens in Chile, but no injuries or damage were reported.
Some residents of Concepcion started running for high ground when an aftershock to Saturday’s destructive earthquake was followed just six seconds later by another.
The U.S. Geological Survey said Wednesday’s temblors had preliminary magnitudes of 5.9 and 6.0, respectively. The 6.0 jolt was the strongest measured since Sunday.
Concepcion was badly damaged by Saturday’s magnitude-8.8 quake.