Seismologist Says Aftershocks Impossible to Predict

from National Public Radio

Walter Mooney, a research seismologist with the U.S. Geological Survey in Menlo Park, Calif., says the aftershocks following the earthquake in China are typical so far, but there's no real way to predict them. Mooney tells Melissa Block his Chinese counterparts are surprised by the extent of the damage and loss of life after the quake.

Broadcast Dates

• All Things Considered, May 21, 2008