And even having seen a lot of the construction there, including buildings under construction over the last six or eight months in Haiti, the construction that is multistory is not being built even close to anything that we in the United States would call seismically - resistant standards. ❋ Unknown (2010)
We played back the calls seismically once every minute over the course of three minutes, and then we watched responses over the next five minutes: vigilant behaviors such as freezing, scanning, smelling, foot lifting, and vocalizing. ❋ Caitlin O'Connell (2007)
Monday's quake occurred near the meeting point of two major fault lines, which geologists described as a seismically unstable triangle. ❋ Unknown (2010)
And while Japan is one of the most seismically active places on Earth, Applegate said an earthquake of this magnitude is rare, even for the so-called "Ring of Fire." ❋ Unknown (2011)
Today the Northwest seems seismically calm, but in reality the fault could let go again at any moment. ❋ Jeff Wise (2011)
Campaigners have resumed their criticism of Japan's dependence on nuclear energy, and, in particular, of the wisdom of building nuclear power plants on the coastline of the world's most seismically active country. ❋ Unknown (2011)
He predicted as well greater regulatory scrutiny of existing nuclear plants that are seeking to extend their operating licenses, especially when those plants are located in seismically active zones, such as Southern California's San Onofre Nuclear Generation Station and Diablo Canyon Power Plant. ❋ Stephanie Simon (2011)
The Vanuatu archipelago is located on the so-called "Ring of Fire," one of the most seismically active regions in the world. ❋ Reuters (2011)
The Philippines scrapped a $2 billion, 620-megawatt nuclear power plant it built in 1984 in a seismically active area north of Manila amid concerns about safety and allegations of corruption in the construction. ❋ Patrick Barta (2011)
I was raised in California which has a lot of quakes, and I spent the last half of my life in Alaska which is the most seismically active state in The US, earthquakes are at least a weekly event up there, so earthquakes are not unusual or terrifying for me. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Its also lies in one of the most seismically active zones in the world, known as the Pacific Ring of Fire. ❋ Unknown (2011)
The quakes occurred in a seismically active area near a large fault beneath the Mediterranean Sea where the European and African continents brush past each other, USGS seismologist Julie Dutton told the AP. ❋ Unknown (2011)
The quakes occurred in a seismically active area near a large fault beneath the Mediterranean Sea where the European and African continents brush past each other, USGS seismologist Julie Dutton said. ❋ Unknown (2011)
The V-Wagon is utterly, cosmically and seismically wrong , a filthy, shameful ogre of torque that bellows and sets alight thatched roofs as it drives by — Caliban with pushrods. ❋ Dan Neil (2011)
But it's in the wrong place, seismically and bureaucratically. ❋ Unknown (2011)
