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VIDEO: USGS Scientists Explain What Happened in Japan

Scientists tell Bay Area residents what they can do to prepare for a similar disaster.

The 8.9 earthquake that struck off the northeast coast of Japan this week caused the worst earthquake in modern history. 

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientists explained to Patch what and what resources we have to prepare for the next emergency disaster here. Geophysicist Steve Kirby advises Bay Area residents to visit neic.usgs.gov for more information on the latest earthquakes.

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