距离智利发生8.8级大地震不远处发生一系列强烈余震。近一星期前的一场大地震给智利造成大范围破坏，并引发了海啸。美国地质调查局说，星期五早晨的余震为6.6级，震中位于康塞普西翁西北处41公里。康塞普西翁是上周六地震中受灾最严重的地区。目前还没有余震造成人员伤亡和破坏的消息。星期四晚间，强度为6.3级的余震袭击智利北部。
早些时候，智利宣布了为期三天的哀悼期，以纪念那些在星期六地震中丧生的人。官方公布的死亡人数为802人，但是有关报导指出，智利正在重新审核这些数字，因为一些地方的失踪人员被列为死者。巴切莱特总统表示， 智利大地震后的重建工作至少需要三到四年。
A series of strong aftershocks has rattled Chile, not far from where the deadly 8.8 magnitude quake caused widespread destruction and triggered a tsunami nearly a week ago. The U.S. Geological Survey says the aftershock early Friday had a magnitude of 6.6 and was centered 41 kilometers northwest of Concepcion, the city hardest hit by last Saturday's quake. There are no immediate reports of damage or injuries. A magnitude 6.3 aftershock rocked northern Chile late Thursday.
Earlier, Chile declared a three-day mourning period to remember those lost in Saturday's quake. The official death toll from the quake stands at 802, but reports say Chile is reviewing that figure because in some places the missing were counted as dead. President Michelle Bachelet has said it could take at least three or four years to rebuild the country.
