Chile Hit By Two Further Aftershocks

Two strong aftershocks shook parts of Chile on Friday morning. An aftershock with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 struck about 8:47 a.m. Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It had a preliminary magnitude of 6.8, but the survey downgraded it to 6.6. An aftershock off the coast of the Bio Bio region earlier Friday had a magnitude of 6.0, the survey said. It was originally reported as having a magnitude of 6.3. The 6.6-magnitude aftershock struck about 20 miles (35 kilometers) from Concepcion, which is near the epicenter of Saturday's devastating 8.8-magnitude quake. The country is recovering from that massive quake -- the fifth strongest in about 100 years -- that toppled buildings, triggered a tsunami and killed several hundred people. Thousands were left homeless.