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  • Internationally, concern about seismic risks for nuclear power plants began climbing years before the March earthquake in Japan, but actually making the plants more quake-proof will take a long time.

    International Assessment of Seismic Risk Rebecca Smith 2011

  • Mr. Erdogan blamed the region's mud-brick buildings for the many deaths and said the government has instructed its housing agency to construct quake-proof homes in the area.

    Earthquake in Turkey Kills 51 2010

  • Mr. Erdogan blamed the region's mud-brick buildings for the many deaths and said the government has instructed its housing agency to construct quake-proof homes in the area.

    Earthquake in Turkey Kills 51 2010

  • Mr. Erdogan blamed the region's mud-brick buildings for the many deaths and said the government has instructed its housing agency to construct quake-proof homes in the area.

    Earthquake in Turkey Kills 51 2010

  • Mr. Erdogan blamed the region's mud-brick buildings for the many deaths and said the government has instructed its housing agency to construct quake-proof homes in the area.

    Earthquake in Turkey Kills 51 2010

  • Mr. Liao says the town will be rebuilt by the end of next year using the most advanced quake-proof technology available.

    A Year Later, China's Quake Survivors Struggle 2009

  • He doesn't know if he will work in L'Aquila, though he plans to go to Italy in June to give a talk on ways to "quake-proof" art collections.

    Pulling Masterpieces From the Ruins 2009

  • "Many houses and public buildings did not meet quake-proof regulations," Rastandi said at a press gathering following the Padang temblor.

    Sara Schonhardt: Learning From Aceh's Recovery: Tsunami Lessons Five Years On 2009

  • Well, the G8 organizers initially say that the building is secure, is quake-proof, where this G8 summit is being held.

    CNN Transcript Jul 8, 2009 2009

  • "But ... the quake-proof standards for schools, shops, hospitals and other public facilities need to be improved."

    China Tightens Building Codes After Quake 2008

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