Shake-up time for Japanese seismology

被引:129
作者
Geller, Robert J. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Tokyo, Grad Sch Sci, Dept Earth & Planetary Sci, Tokyo 1130033, Japan
关键词
EARTHQUAKE;
D O I
10.1038/nature10105
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The Japanese government should admit to the public that earthquakes cannot be reliably predicted. Use of the misleading term 'Tokai earthquake' should cease. The 1978 Large-Scale Earthquake Countermeasures Act should be repealed. © 2011 Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved.
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