Experts say more seismic activity could still come
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Experts">Experts</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="earthquakes">earthquakes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="magnitude">magnitude</span> 5 <span word="or">or</span> 6 <span word="may">may</span> <span word="strike">strike</span> <span word="Northeast">Northeast</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="future">future</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unstable">unstable</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="magnitude">magnitude</span>-9.0 <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1999 <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="large">large</span>-<span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lithosphere">lithosphere</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rigid">rigid</span> <span word="surface">surface</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="observation">observation</span>," <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="Jie">Jie</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Earthquake">Earthquake</span> <span word="Networks">Networks</span> <span word="Center">Center</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="Northeast">Northeast</span> <span word="China">China</span> - <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Liaoning">Liaoning</span>, <span word="Jilin">Jilin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Heilongjiang">Heilongjiang</span> -<span word="and">and</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Inner">Inner</span> <span word="Mongolia">Mongolia</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="frequent">frequent</span> <span word="earthquakes">earthquakes</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stability">stability</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="crusts">crusts</span> <span word="recovers">recovers</span>," <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="risks">risks</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="although">although</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="frequent">frequent</span> <span word="earthquakes">earthquakes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Northeast">Northeast</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="magnitude">magnitude</span>-6.0 <span word="is">is</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Earthquake">Earthquake</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>, 426 <span word="quakes">quakes</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Songyuan">Songyuan</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="magnitude">magnitude</span>-5.5 <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Oct">Oct</span> 31.</p><p><span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="quakes">quakes</span>, <span word="Songyuan">Songyuan</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="magnitudes">magnitudes</span> 5.0 <span word="to">to</span> 5.9, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="magnitude">magnitude</span>-5.8 <span word="quake">quake</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="administration">administration</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Jilin">Jilin</span> <span word="provincial">provincial</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span>-<span word="level">level</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="response">response</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="geological">geological</span> <span word="data">data</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="geomagnetic">geomagnetic</span> <span word="readings">readings</span>.</p>
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