在美国，地震学家通常都会在地震发生后几天内赶到现场，但这次由于担心核辐射而无法去日本。
In the United States, earthquake engineers who often travel to the scene of a major quake within days have been unable to go to Japan because of concerns about radiation.
“仙台曾经发生过地震，但是却没有发生过强烈大地震，”麻布金森说，他是美国帕萨迪纳加州理工学院的地震学家。
"There has been seismicity but not really great-earthquake seismicity," says Hiroo Kanamori, a seismologist at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.
即使目前还没有方法能够预测地震，来自美国地质调查局的地震学家Mike Blanpied仍然表示了乐观。
Even though there is currently no way to predict earthquakes, seismologist Mike Blanpied of the USGS has grounds for optimism.
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