Significats de major quake en anglès

That makes another major quake in the area a matter of time.

There were a series of smaller aftershocks after the initial major quake.

Aftershocks are expected to continue for several more days following Tuesday's major quake, the USGS said.

The second major quake struck on May 12.

He said the Japanese population had been "conditioned" to predict the next major quake.

Tens of thousands of people are feared dead from Tuesday's major quake in the Caribbean island nation.

A major quake in one of these areas is guaranteed to be a disaster that will take many lives.

With exactly 140 years since the last major quake, the Hayward fault could rock the Bay Area any day now.

In future, studying such data could improve calculations about the increased likelihood of earthquakes after a major quake, said Sieh.

It was the second major quake to hit Kumamoto province on the island of Kyushu in just over 24 hours.

A team of civil engineers has developed an earthquake resistant home which they say could stand up to a major quake.

The Mentawais fault line runs under the sea and any major quake is expected to rupture the ocean floor causing a tsunami.

Dr Smith said the cathedral was not unsafe to occupy, but he would prefer it was strengthened ahead of any major quake.

Michael Poland, head scientist at the USGS Yellowstone Volcano Observatory in Washington state, said a major quake was not on the way.

Thousands of property owners in Christchurch are still waiting to settle insurance claims for quake damage three years after Canterbury's first major quake

Three years on from Canterbury's first major quake, new figures show claims on more than 5 thousand damaged properties have not been settled.