Shaken

About two weeks after a powerful earthquake rattled Chile, more struck this morning as officials prepared for the inauguration of President-elect Sebastian Pinera, an economist and Harvard graduate. A 6.9 magnitude quake hit near Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins in central Chile about 20 minutes ago, a follow-up to 7.2 quake 40 minutes ago. About two hours prior to that, a 5.1 quake two hours ago that rocked Araucania, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There were reports of rattled windows, in the Chilean capital, according to various news reports.  Officials now say 497 died in the Feb. 27 quake and tsunami, a death toll much lower than the 800 previously reported by some news agencies. The February Chile quake was considered a megathrust earthquake, the largest class of tremor with a magnitude of 8.8 -- 500 times more powerful than the Haiti quake, though the damage wasn't as severe.

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