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Here. so we are talking about the significant movement on these plates here still continuing. when you get from 5.0 to 5.9 where the aftershocks are ranging in, you will get minor damage possible, but it is minor if it is initial quake, but if it san aftershock and comes after this, which is 8.0 and a great earthquake, you can have additional damage to the compromised structures. we will keep you posted on the aftershocks and the latest on the tsunami warning as soon as it is canceled for japan ...

Until the pressure has been released just a little bit. when you have one this strong you are literally going to have hundreds of aftershocks. we could potentially get a 7.0 aftershock or more. potentially that could trigger another tsunami. most of the aftershocks, there have been 50 by now, by the way, most of these are more like 6.0, 5.0. many of them are offshore and very, very deep and so the deeper the earthquake occurs, the less likely you are going to be feeling that on the surface. we c...

Aftershocks. in fact, it looks like it may be up to 50 of them at this time. many of which have been on the range of 5.0 and 6.0. those are very intense quakes. however, we dont think at this point that any of them have been strong enough to cause additional problems and many of them have been offshore weak enough it would not generate an additional tsunami. these will continue and people will feel them and it will be unsettled and you get that concern if there are still people trapped under the...

In argentina. a 6.0 magnitude earthquake there killing two people including a small boy in the countrys northwest mountainous region. hours before one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded anywhere hit another south american neighbor chile. right now that stunned nation experiencing fresh aftershocks after the 8.8 magnitude hit, while most of the country slept. right now, the death toll stands at 214 victims, but the number has been rising throughout the day and its still expected to cl...

>> welcome pack back everybody. thanks for tuning in extra early to "fox & friends." obviously were talking about the aftermath of the massive earthquake in chile. the death toll from the earthquake is now up to at least 300 people, this comes as powerful after shocks continue to rock the country and sent residents fleeing tore safety. joining us now is randy baldwin of the u.s. geological survey. randy, good morning, thanks for being with us so early. tell us whats happening with these after sh...

Seen in this area. how long can we expect these to last and how strong? >> these will go on for days and weeks following the earthquake, but theyll decrease as a function of the time. the magnitude of them will decrease, as well. we should expect maybe ten magnitude 6.0, 100 around 5.0s. >> how significant are the 5.0s and what should people living in these areas do to protect themselves? >> take the normal precautions they would for any earthquake. stay out of brick buildings, things like that....

The magnitudes on the myriad of aftershocks that are occurring in the region around this particular quake. we expect there to be significant aftershocks. theyll be ongoing for weeks, if not months. that could affect things like some of the rescue and relief efforts, that sort of thing. >> one of those aftershocks today, randy, registered a 6.9? >> yes. >> that in itself is a huge quake. >> thats correct. and there have been at least five aftershocks greater than magnitude six thus far, and we ar...

Going to be more quakes striking, aftershocks, about 15 have struck so far, ranging from 5.0 to 6.9 on the richter scale. so if you look at that thats just barely beneath that which we had strike in haiti at 7.0. lets get now to nbcs kerry sanders, who joins us from miami. kerry, i understand that youve been in chile many times. give us a sense of this community and how it is, that it has withstood an 8.8 earthquake as well as it has. were seeing pictures of destruction. but you would think it w...

A 5.0 quake. a light shaking felt around the border and parts of san diego. shallow, 3.5 miles deep. not strong enough to do a tremendous amount of damage, at least being this far offshore. southern california residents, something they wake up to on a semiregular basis. but with the recent news across the caribbean, any sort of shaking felt anywhere near the u.s. is a wake up call, no doubt. >> waking up to morning fog. some of it freezing in parts of oklahoma, and in through northern texas. but...

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