Large aftershocks are unlikely

Seismologist: Large aftershocks are unlikely, but smaller earthquakes across fault lines could happen

From CNN's Taylor Romine

While aftershocks are happening near the epicenter of Thursday’s earthquake, it is unlikely there will be additional earthquakes of a 7 magnitude, seismologist Jeffrey Park told CNN.

It is possible that, since the earthquake redistributed the stress in the surrounding fault lines, there may be some smaller earthquakes on the faults, he said.

“Some of the earthquake faults could get better in the region very close to where the rupture occurred. But also in some of the other faults that are maybe even on shore could have earthquake activities. Smaller earthquakes, but because they might occur on land would be more damaging to the buildings above them,” Park said.