Matter of time before massive quake hits, warn experts

Matter of time before massive quake hits, warn experts: "

SINGAPORE, Oct 1 — The earthquake which hit Sumatra yesterday was one of the worst this year, said a top geologist.

And the escalating intensity of quakes in the region in recent years will eventually be followed by a massive quake. This will be on the scale of the one which caused the 2004 tsunami, said Professor Kerry Sieh, 58, an expert in seismology.

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