LaForge says these data will help local authorities plan for future quakes.

拉夫日表示，这些数据将帮助当地政府做好地震预防工作。

But LaForge says it's only a matter of time before the island experiences another.

但拉夫日表示，波多黎各再次遭遇地震只是时间问题。

" I'm now getting as many questions on gold as I do on oil, " LaForge said.

" 我现在收到的关于黄金和石油的问题一样多。"

LaForge has estimated that it could be a few thousand years before the fault that caused the 1918 disaster breaks again.

拉夫日估计，导致1918年地震的断层可能几千年以后会再次断裂。