Three strong earthquakes strike Chile in quick succession

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Three strong earthquakes strike Chile in quick successionThree strong earthquakes strike Chile in quick successionThree strong earthquakes rocked Chile on Thursday,DVD Rippercausing significant damage in at least one city, #xthe country's newly inaugurated president said Thursday.

A 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit at 11:39 a.m. local time (9:39 a.m. ET), followed by a 6.7-magnitude quake 16 minutes later,Grow lights, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. A third, measured at magnitude 6.0, came 27 minutes later.

They were the strongest aftershocks to rattle Chile since a February 27 earthquake on the country's west coast that toppled buildings and spawned a tsunami, killing several hundred people.

Thursday's quakes shook the ground near Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins near the coast just as Chile prepared to inaugurate a new president, Sebastian Pinera.DVD Ripper

The central Chilean city of Rancagua was affected, Pinera said.#x

"There is significant damage in Rancagua," the new president said. "We're going to send the necessary armed forces to guarantee citizens' safety."

#x Rancagua Mayor Eduardo Soto said that no fatalities were immediately reported and that the biggest worry was damage to homes, CNN Chile reported.DVD Ripper
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