1. The area where the quakes hit is part of Africa's Great Rift Valley, which includes a seismically active fault line.
2. quakes的解释
2. " This is not an unusual level of earthquake activity, " Jones said of the state's recent quakes.
3. Some of the world's biggest quakes strike in subduction zones including the catastrophic Indian Ocean temblor in 2004 that generated deadly tsunami waves.
4. The quakes have cut off electricity and triggered landslides that have blocked roads, creating complications for rescuers trying to reach some outlying villages.
5. Typically quakes of that intensity make it difficult to keep standing and gas pipes and water mains are likely to be damaged.
6. Prosecutors said the defendants gave a falsely reassuring statement before the quake, while the defense maintained there was no way to predict major quakes.
7. But Anderson stressed there was no way to predict what would happen, and said the sequence of quakes also could end without a major one.
8. He suggested that Beijingers do not worry or get panicked when they experience some noticeable quakes in Beijing or hear about any nearby tremors.
9. quakes什么意思
9. Indonesian authorities said five people died as the quakes struck, two from heart attacks and three of shock.
10. Quakes are a regular occurrence in Iran, which is crossed by several major fault lines in the earth's structure.