81.   Though infrequent anywhere in Texas, earthquakes are more common in the western parts of the state.

82.   We thought that there would be no earthquake in the near future in Kobe.

83.   Yesterday, government officials said the earthquake was one of several factors that depressed consumer spending throughout the nation in the first quarter.

84.   Although Bangladesh is frequently plagued by fatal floods and cyclones, earthquakes are rare.

85.   But another government agency, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, said the earthquake was not strong enough to cause the damage.

86.   But they added the area has few inhabitants and the earthquake was not powerful enough to cause extensive damage.

87.   Davis, a geology professor at Stony Brook University on Long Island, said earthquakes are not rare in the densely populated area.

88.   Despite life-saving improvements in forecasting hurricanes, an earthquake is often the only warning that a killer sea wave is imminent.

89.   Earthquakes are common in Indonesia, a sprawling nation made up of thousands of islands.

90.   Earthquakes are common in Papua New Guinea, which lies across a major geological fault line.