earthquake zone

collocation in English

meaningsofearthquakeandzone

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earthquake
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɜːθ.kweɪk/us
/ˈɝːθ.kweɪk/
a sudden violent movement of the earth's surface, sometimes causing ...
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zone
noun[C]
uk
/zəʊn/us
/zoʊn/
an area, especially one that is different from the areas around it because it has different characteristics or is used for ...
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(Definition ofearthquakeandzonefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thus did journalists and other writers traversing theearthquakezonereport that the usual signs had indeed been noticed.
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Even small western devices introduced for the sake of convenience and modernity over the previous twenty years were singled out as maladapted to theearthquakezone.
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That is helpful, because we shall visit theearthquakezoneas part of our task.
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In the meantime, plans to build a nuclear power plant in a very activeearthquakezoneare proceeding normally.
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He adduces on ingenious argument for refusing an export licence—because it is in anearthquakezone.
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The valley is an activeearthquakezonecrossed by multiple fault and thrust lines.
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There, it is provided with an anti-seismic base, to secure it against tremors in thisearthquakezone.
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The project was criticised for being a potential threat to public health, especially since the plant was located in anearthquakezone.
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Five additional seismographs were placed in theearthquakezone, and scientists closely monitored the seismic activity.
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Cephalonia is in the heart of anearthquakezone, and dozens of minor or unrecorded tremors occur each year.
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Approximately 20.000 containers are procured and sent toearthquakezone.
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How should architects and engineers approach structural design in earthquake zones, given that official regulations state minimal and not optimal solutions?
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By the 1920s the choice of reinforced concrete for major structures in earthquake zones was so common as to be axiomatic.
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The proposal is to drill up to 7 km and study the physical, geological and chemical processes and properties of the reservoir triggeredearthquakezonein real time.
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There are the problems of design, inadequate regulation, not enough independence and obviously: do not build nuclear reactors in earthquake zones.
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Politicians should not therefore, under any circumstances, plan nuclear plants in active earthquake zones.
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There are modern, viable, smart and efficient ways for countries in earthquake zones to satisfy their energy balance.
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Destructive tests are more frequently carried out for structures which are to be constructed in earthquake zones.
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The route crosses major earthquake zones, and is subjected to extreme temperatures of cold and heat and inhospitable terrain, making it an extremely challenging engineering project.
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