collapsing buildings and sending even more terrified residents out into the cold of winter. an estimated 6,000 aftershocks have been reported over the past two weeks in that region. we want to bring in an expert on the science of earthquakes. jonathan stewart, professor of civil and environmental engineering at ucla. it is hard for most people to wrap their heads around that number. you ve been involved in coordinating the u.s. response including mobilizing teams that are on the ground in turkey gathering evidence. what are you learning? what can you tell us about these quakes? well, the aftershock pattern that we re seeing in turkey is within the normal range. you know, we re about two weeks out from the first 7.8 main shock and during this time frame, it s normal to get a series of large aftershocks. you know, the size of aftershocks can be up to just a bit below the original main
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