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__**Sho and Nick's Report About Aftershocks for the Japan Earthquake**__

Our question: Were there any aftershocks in the Japan earthquake? If so, how many, where were they, and how big were they?

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__Short Summary of Aftershocks in Japan:__ This earthquake was the worst earthquake in Japanese history. An aftershock is a smaller earthquake following the main shock of a large earthquake. Aftershocks aren’t always very small though. In this earthquake, there are hundreds of aftershocks. Thirty of these aftershocks are measured more than magnitude 6. Today, aftershocks are still going on. Japan fears many deadly aftershocks will happen in the near future. They fear that a huge aftershock will hit Tokyo, the capital, and kill many people and destroy many important structures. A lot of people will die and a lot of important things will be lost if a bad aftershock hits Tokyo or near it. This earthquake was really big so there is a big fear for aftershocks. The pattern of these aftershocks is heading southward toward Tokyo. The aftershocks in this earthquake have been devastating so far, and I’m sure there are more to come. The biggest aftershock in this issue was a 7.1 magnitude earthquake. This happened on April 7, 2011.