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Large late aftershock close to the population center can be especially damaging. so although aftershock statistics are well understood, sometimes it may seem quite surprising, but these large, late aftershocks can really pack a hard punch. >> gentlemen, thank you all very much for your expert opinion there. much appreciated. when we come back, the nuclear picture and an incredible survival story. nate berkus got closer to a tsunami than most people ever will and made it through. [ thunder rumbles ] [ male announcer ] the future of mobile computing starts now. the new motorola xoom. powered b...

Most powerful ones are. i want to see where they happen. and when they happen near population centers, that's where you have your greatest disasters. >> neil, let me bring in ken again. we're getting breaking news that another aftershock registering 6.8 has hit. what is your reaction, and are we going to see more and more of these? is this one of the inevitable repercussions of a earthquake that size? >> well, aftershocks do follow some general patterns and can be statistically analyzed. what we would expect to see is a fall off in the number and severity of aftershocks with time. for a magnit...