| The Moon is seismically very quiet compared to the Earth, and moonquakes are many orders of magnitude less powerful than typical earthquakes. |
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| Among countries bordering the Indian Ocean and a seismically dangerous hinterland, distrust must give place to collaboration. |
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| Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Northern India are seismically active because of this major set of faults. |
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| As opposed to temporary shelters in countries with warmer climates, these are two or three-roomed seismically sound brick houses. |
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| As the Grand Chief talked about, this is a very seismically active part of the world. |
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| Haiti is located at the west end of the seismically active Caribbean island of Hispaniola. |
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| This unique geological setting makes Uganda one of the most seismically active countries on the African continent. |
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| Baskets, trays and modules are stacked vertically in the bays using seismically qualified stacking frames. |
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| This can trigger seismicity in seismically active areas such as volcanoes where there is already a high fluid pressure. |
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| Uganda is one of the most seismically active country in sub-Saharan Africa. |
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| Nevertheless, Kashmir is seismically active on both sides of the border, with many regular, though less damaging, quakes. |
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| But the Valley stands on ground that is as unstable, seismically and metaphorically, as it was in the earlier bust. |
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| In both directions, we have moment frames which act both seismically and for wind, and also carry vertical loads. |
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| In 2004, a group of ten experts from six countries reviewed the safety of schools in the world's seismically active zones. |
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| We are very aware and sensitive to the fact that we are in a seismically active area. |
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| These are eight islands in one of the most seismically active places in the world. |
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| In the last few years, the volcano grew more seismically active, began inflating in the magma chamber and showed increased geothermal activity. |
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| The network spans the most seismically active and most densely populated region in western Canada. |
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| The Pombaline buildings are among the earliest seismically protected constructions in Europe. |
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| King Street and Roy Street to replace the seismically vulnerable Alaskan Way Viaduct along the central waterfront. |
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| The Cape Mendocino region of California's north coast is one of the most seismically active regions in the contiguous United States. |
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| The seismically active Marikina Valley Fault System poses a threat to Manila and the surrounding regions. |
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| Turkey is situated in a seismically active zone and the earthquakes often leading to human losses occur in this country very frequently. |
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| Greece is Europe's most seismically active country and experiences frequent earthquakes, accounting for half of the continent's recorded quakes. |
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| Earthquakes occur frequently in Taiwan, which lies on a seismically active stretch of the Pacific basin. |
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| The only way to prevent the situation is to build the plant further inland, to seismically isolate it and, perhaps, to elevate it. |
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| For example, a coastal region prone to cyclones may also experience flooding due to storm surge and a school built on the slope of a mountain in a seismically active area, may be exposed to landslides. |
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| Massive undersea tremors triggered so-called tsunamis off the island of Sumatra, itself located in a seismically volatile area of the Indian Ocean. |
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| The epicentre of this earthquake was located in Papan District, one of the most seismically active areas of Kyrgyzstan, which consequentially suffered the most damages. |
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| Such concerns find receptive ears in a seismically active state with a large farm sector. The oilmen reply that fracking has been conducted in California for years without trouble. |
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| The use of welded moment frame construction, ever more prevalent in American seismically sensitive areas, has been less popular on Canada's West Coast. |
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| Also regarding seismic requirements, inspections revealed a backlog in modifications required to seismically qualify the emergency power supply system. |
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| The bay structure is seismically qualified, so that the structures and bay components maintain their structural form and support function both during and following a design basis event. |
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| The reports indicate that the Russian oil company Transneft is reconsidering its plan to build an oil pipeline through the seismically active Severomuisky Range near Lake Baikal. |
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| The Community is opposed on safety grounds to Armenia's project to reopen the Medzamor nuclear power station, which is located in a seismically unstable area. |
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| The emergency support centre shall be designed to withstand all design basis external events, and shall be seismically qualified to design basis earthquake levels. |
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| Immediate and definitive action on the part of Hydro-Québec is required to seismically qualify several components of the emergency power supply given a backlog of modifications revealed during a system inspection. |
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| While Pembrokeshire is not a seismically active area, two periods of activity were noted in the 19th century. |
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| While the subduction zones around the Pacific are seismically active, not all earthquakes generate tsunami. |
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| Northward underthrusting of India beneath Eurasia generates numerous earthquakes and consequently makes this area one of the most seismically hazardous regions on Earth. |
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| Marine geohazards that exist in this seismically active region include, slope stability features, active faults, gas pockmarks, and large migrating sedimentary bedforms. |
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| The met office termed the earthquake as moderate in the seismically active zone with no forecast of after shocks, while no loss of life or property was reported. |
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