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Published online 31 December 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news041229-9
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Aftershocks rock ravaged region
Experts rush to calm fears that later quakes could exacerbate Asian disaster.
As fears spread about damaging aftershocks from Sunday's killer earthquake, experts are keen to reassure people that such tremors are unlikely to worsen the situation seriously.
The official death toll from the 26 December quake in the Indian Ocean now tops 120,000.
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