1. San Francisco and Tokyo are both located in earthquake zones. 2. This detailed knowledge of land formations should help geologists find mineral resources and evaluate geologic hazards such as earthquake zones. 3. The city is in an earthquake zone. 4. She and critics outside the government say the reactor is fundamentally unsafe because it is built in an earthquake zone and lacks modern safety systems. 5. Surrounding mountains make the site difficult to evacuate in an emergency and the area lies in an earthquake fault zone, adding to safety concerns. 6. As it is, the Tooele plant is within an earthquake fault zone. 7. Before the Northridge earthquake, many insurers had gone for years without changing prices or updating total exposure estimates while whole new communities sprang up in earthquake zones. 8. Actually, buying a house in an earthquake zone is much less scary than buying a house on a beach cliff. 9. But it reflects the drive of most of the millions of people in the earthquake zone to adjust to what has happened and get on with their new lives. 10. But they put aside their fears, traveled to the earthquake zone, and later said they were overwhelmed by the kisses and embraces with which Turks greeted them. |
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