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earlier, i spoke to gavin hayes, the head of the united states geological survey�*s earthquake programforts are continuing. we have seen aftershocks in the region. how big a shock today pose for people on the ground injapan. after—shocks will pose a significant danger for quite a period of time. we can expect elevated earthquake rates in the region for months to even a year or more because of that initial 7.5 main shock. we had an after—shock above 6.2 early on in the after—shocks sequence. and there were several above 95 and will likely continue for weeks continue for weeks and months to come. what do you make of the amount of loss and damage this earthquake has inflicted? is it in line with what some of your models would have predicted or expected? i think our initial models that did not have a lot of data except for historical information perhaps underestimated those impacts a little bit. as we updated those models with information from ground sensors in the region that recorded the earthquake, our models are in line with what we are seeing, unfortunately, upwards of about 50 casual

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