在今年3月11日的大地震周年祭临近之时，日本科学家在2012年1月发表预测，认为在2016年以前在包括东京在内的京都南部地区有70%的可能会爆发另一场大地震。
As the anniversary of that earthquake approaches on March 11, Japanese researchers predicted in January 2012 that another major earthquake will strike the southern Kanto region, including Tokyo, by 2016 with 70% probability.