earthquake zone

Example Sentences

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He also will take part in handing over completed homes to survivors, and then spend the rest of the week touring other cities in the earthquake zone.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 5, 2024

However, the BBC visited three cities in the earthquake zone, speaking to hundreds of people, and didn't find anyone who had received a warning.

From BBC • Jul. 27, 2023

She noted that during home sales in the city, sellers disclose natural hazards such as the area being high-risk for fires or a dormant earthquake zone.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2023

There were also some very practical considerations, including safety in an earthquake zone — a design element made even more urgent since the devastation in southern Turkey and northern Syria from February’s earthquake.

From New York Times • Jun. 13, 2023

Thus Barbados, though within the hurricane zone, is outside the earthquake zone, and is free from poisonous snakes.

From Here, There and Everywhere by Hamilton, Frederick Spencer, Lord