Dr. Mark Simons, a professor of geophysics at the Seismological Laboratory at California Institute of Technology and co-author of the paper, told Salon its a hard question to answer because right now, astronomers make the measurements they can with the technology thats available to them. When it c
now when its going to occur. But the key point here is that this magnitude-8.2 is not the large earthquake that we were expecting for this area. Were actually still expecting potentially an even larger earthquake, said Mark Simons, a geophysicist at the California Institute of Technology.
The country sits on an arc of volcanoes and fault lines circling the Pacific Ocean known as the "Ring of Fire," according to Mark Simons, a geophysicist at Caltech in Pasadena, California. This area sees frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Since 1973, Chile has had more than a dozen quakes
Date: Apr 02, 2014
Category: World
Source: Google
Chile Quake: This was big but a bigger one awaits, scientist says
"This magnitude 8.2 is not the large earthquake that we were expecting in this area," said Mark Simons, a geophysicist at Caltech in Pasadena, California. "We're expecting a potentially even larger earthquake."
do not know when it's going to occur. But the key point here is that this magnitude-8.2 is not the large earthquake that we were expecting for this area. We're actually still expecting potentially an even larger earthquake," said Mark Simons, a geophysicist at the California Institute of Technology.
"It is important to note that we are not predicting an earthquake here," Caltech's Mark Simons, the study's lead author, said in a news release about the research. "However, we do not have data on the area, and therefore should focus attention there, given its proximity to Tokyo."
Before the 9-magnitude quake, the buildup of tension along a fault had suggested a smaller tremor, scientists led by Mark Simons, a geophysicist at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, wrote Thursday in the online journal Science.
California Institute of Technology geophysicist Mark Simons said knowing how much the land had shifted during the quake and its aftershocks would help scientists understand future hazards in the region and allow them to plan accordingly.