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PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE: A Seismic Murmur of What's Ahead for India
Richard A. Kerr and Pallava Bagla
The death toll from last weekend's major earthquake was soaring past 30,000 at press time. But it could have been worse, seismologists say. And it probably will be.