The meeting was convened by the service to ask the scientists whether a major earthquake was on its way.
召开这个会议的目的是想咨询科学家们最近是否有大地震将要发生。
A man with two broken legs sits in the street amongst other wounded people, following a major earthquake on January 13, 2010 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
拥有两个断了腿的男子坐在街头其他受伤的人当中,继1月13日大地震,2010年在港太子港,海地。
Iranian state TV is reporting at least 40 people have been killed by a major earthquake near the Iran-Pakistan border.
伊朗国家电视台报道,伊朗与巴基斯坦交界地区发生强烈地震,至少造成40人遇难。
In fact, my concern level is the highest; it has ever been for a major earthquake in Southern California in the near future.
事实上,我现在十分焦虑,我老是担心近期内南加州可能发生的一场大地震。
Rough seas, limited visibility and a shortage of boats are slowing the delivery of disaster aid to the remote Indonesian islands of Mentawai, hit by a major earthquake and tsunami earlier this week.
汹涌的海浪、有限的能见度和船只的短缺延缓了向印尼偏远的明打威群岛输送救灾物资的努力。这个星期早些时候,该地区发生了严重的地震和海啸。
Declared bankrupt of Sanlu Group as our giant dairy may be called a major earthquake in food sector.
作为我国乳业巨头的三鹿集团宣布破产,可谓食品界的大地震。
Friday's fictional scenario starts with a major earthquake off the coast of Huntington Beach, California, generating a tidal wave and an oil spill.
周五的演习假设加州亨廷顿海滩发生大地震,引发海啸与原油泄漏。
Aresident observes the San Francisco de Curico church after it wasdamaged in a major earthquake in Curico, Chile on March 1, 2010.(REUTERS/Eliseo Fernandez)
2010年3月1日,智利库利科地区的一名当地居民在大地震发生后,正在察看库利科圣弗朗西斯科教堂的破坏情况。
All of Iran lies within a major earthquake zone, and the country has suffered terrible temblors before.
整个伊朗地处一个主要地震带,也经历过多次地震袭击。
In engineering design, it is important to estimate the likelihood of occurrence of a major earthquake within the useful lifetime of the structure (say, 100 years).
在工程设计中,这是很重要的,估计可能发生的大地震,有用寿命内的结构(说,100年)。
On February 22 we had Christchurch in New Zealand in the Southwest of the square. Last year we had a major earthquake in Chile in the Southeast of that square.
2月22日,方框西南部分的新西兰基督城发生地震,而去年,方框东南的智利也发生了地震。
Water is a big deal in Southern California, where demand for it continues to climb, and experts fear a major earthquake could trigger a dangerous shortage of drinking water.
在南加州,水是一件大事,需求一直在持续上涨,而相关专家担心一场大地震可能会引发饮用水短缺的危险。