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Chile Aftershock: A magnitude-6.2 earthquake shook Chile in the same region where a magnitude-8.8 temblor hit on Feb. 27, 2010. As with the other recent aftershocks, no serious damage was reported. [Related: Chile Feels Aftershock of Last Year's Massive Temblor .]

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Brett Israel was a staff writer for Live Science with a focus on environmental issues. He holds a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry and molecular biology from The University of Georgia, a master’s degree in journalism from New York University, and has studied doctorate-level biochemistry at Emory University.