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2200. There have been 4,422 aftershocks since the 16th January 2013.
The reason for the earthquake in Japan is two plates of the earth's crust are shifting. After the earthquake, there was a tsunami, or a tidal wave, and also many aftershocks.
68 Aftershocks
400
The reason that there have been so many aftershocks after the 2010 Christchurch earthquake is because bigger earthquakes have not only stronger aftershocks, but more of them. Aftershocks happen because when an earthquake occurs, the earth's plates hardly ever settle into a stable position straight away. So, the newly moved rock has to be settle.
400
No, the recent large earthquake of 9.0 was off the coast of Japan along with many hundreds of aftershocks since the initial very large earthquake.
2200. There have been 4,422 aftershocks since the 16th January 2013.
The reason for the earthquake in Japan is two plates of the earth's crust are shifting. After the earthquake, there was a tsunami, or a tidal wave, and also many aftershocks.
52 aftershocks.
More than 100 aftershocks.
There was 8 aftershocks
68 Aftershocks
These smaller earthquakes are called aftershocks. Aftershocks can often be as strong as the earthquake its self and there can be many.
400
More than 50 aftershocks all measuring about 4.9
there were 525 after shocks two weeks after the amin earthquake