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They could be severely impacted. i don't know what the population is of those towns. but you could see significant loss of life. >> by the way, as we were speaking, we were showing pictures -- i know you can't see them -- but it looked like cards swept away, a bridge out. we are getting word that japanese television has shown major tsunami damage in northern japan, following the quake. that's what we were seeing with the cars and trucks and appeared to be collapsed buildings that were swept away. so they say they have had one small one. how much more could they potentially see? when you are ta...

Live with, correct? >> reporter: believe it or not tbecomes quite normal. there are often loud tremors. you will get them every month, at least, some kind of tremor, sometimes you will miss t. but the great fear is a very large earthquake. from what i am hearing now, it cements that tokyo has dodged a bullet in some respects. have you one building on fire, that is very, very small to what could happen. have you to remember that japan is in the ring of fire of the pacific, a very unstable place. >> david, it looks like there are several buildings on fire at this point in tokyo. >> reporter: is ...

Can you look at damage and tell by looking at it how strong it might have been? >> reporter: i could if i had the ability to. i am in santa fe, new mexico, i am going to the santa fe institute tomorrow to discuss issues of risk and so forth with the folks here. >> gotcha. >> reporter: but i can tell you that, if it's between 8 and 8.8 and that near japan, it could do major damage. >> we have seen smoke and fires. you can see the cars that appear to be submerged in water, possibly a bridge out. and we heard, of course, that people were running after it struck. we have watched a lot of earthquak...

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