Part of what is remarkable about Monday’s earthquake 7.7 magnitude earthquake is that it triggered the second 7.6-magnitude earthquake, which is not a common occurrence, Saskia Goes, professor of Geophysics at Imperial College in London, has said. In an interview, Goes explained that earthquakes normally trigger many aftershocks of smaller magnitude, however, Monday’s quake triggered another of almost the same size.

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