They ended up evacuating my building and most of the buildings in the area, including all government buildings. I walked to the Plaza de Armas and it was packed with government workers. What is sad about the timing of this aftershock (which turned out to be pretty strong - 7.2 on the Richter scale) is that it coincided with the noon swearing-in ceremony of the new president. Instead of people staying home to watch it, they were stuck in the streets in the event of a building collapse. I doubt I'm going to sleep well tonight/tomorrow night.
Here's the story on CNN.
Update: I included two photos above that I took right after the first aftershock and right after the second aftershock. They are posted on CNN's iReport as well.
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