Science: Temblor for Tojo?

"According to the law of averages Japan should not be far from another serious earthquake." So last month spoke Father Joseph Lynch, S.J., famed Fordham University seismologist. He pointed out that a major Japanese earthquake occurred in 1933 and another in 1923. Will there be one in 1943?

He went on to tell how bad Japanese quakes can be.

"In 1891, the main island of Japan was practically broken in two. Cracks were observed clear across the island from the Sea of Japan on the left to the Pacific Ocean on the right. In this quake about 8,000 lives were lost. Tokyo was...

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