A new prediction model could change the thinking behind so-called "super quakes." Physics professor Michio Kaku, of the City University of New York, speaks to the "CBS This Morning" co-hosts about the new model for predicting earthquakes.

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Kaku on CBS: “This is a game changer… we may have to rewrite all the textbooks” — Concern about monster quake hitting nuclear plant (VIDEO)
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It’s even more unpredictable. Even an innocent fault off the coast of Fukushima can sustain a 9.0 monster quake, when by rights there should not be a 9.0. In some sense we’re back to the dark ages, realizing that off the coast of the U.S. even an innocent fault may sustain a monster 9.0. […]