The country is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries.    From Wordnik.com.  [Strong Earthquake Rocks Central Japan] Reference

I grew up in an earthquake-prone portion of the US no, not California: think north.    From Wordnik.com.  [Earthquakes and Other Disasters in Haiti (Updated) « Gender Across Borders] Reference

Put steelworkers back to work strengthening our bridges in earthquake-prone California.    From Wordnik.com.  [Marcy Winograd: We Need a Green New Deal] Reference

Nazarbayev has his list of reasons: Almaty is earthquake-prone, the air is cleaner in Astana.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Leader's Legacy] Reference

This after the information minister says the earthquake-prone city of Balakot won't be rebuilt.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 2, 2006] Reference

COLLINS: Crumbling bridges and highways, we have seen them before in earthquake-prone California.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 3, 2007] Reference

Our house was designed to conform to local and national building codes for an earthquake-prone area.    From Wordnik.com.  [Living on Shaky Ground] Reference

The best solution is preparation if you live in an earthquake-prone area, and strict building codes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Earthquake Warning Was Removed From Internet - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference

Threat by Land and Sea Dozens of nuclear reactors operate in earthquake-prone regions around the world.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nuclear Crisis Fuels Duel at Diablo] Reference

In 1979, a 6.6 magnitude quake struck the Imperial Valley, an earthquake-prone region east of San Diego.    From Wordnik.com.  [Living on the Fault Line] Reference

Let's see how that turns out before we start crowing about beating a small, rocky, earthquake-prone island.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kotlikoff Anecdote, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference

She has a long record worrying about the safety of nuclear facilities and spent fuel in earthquake-prone Japan.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mr. Hatoyama's Climate Headache] Reference

You never know when one of these animals is going to come at you, especially in an earthquake-prone area apparently.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 10, 2004] Reference

At least 70 people were killed when earthquake-prone Indonesia suffered a strong quake and a big aftershock early today.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 6, 2007] Reference

The same goes for earthquake-prone places such as San Francisco and flood zones near lakes and rivers across the country.    From Wordnik.com.  [California Frets Fire's Early Start] Reference

Indonesia rests on a series of fault lines that make the archipelago nation one of the most world's most earthquake-prone.    From Wordnik.com.  [Indonesia Earthquake: 7.4 Quake Rattles North Sumatra Province] Reference

Tehran is one of the most earthquake-prone capitals in the world, built upon the intersection of two major tectonic plates.    From Wordnik.com.  [Iran's Shiite clerics predict deadly quake as punishment from God] Reference

Japan's unfolding reactor crisis is fueling a battle over nuclear power across the Pacific, in earthquake-prone California.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nuclear Crisis Fuels Duel at Diablo] Reference

Those with operations in hurricane - or earthquake-prone areas should consider purchasing additional coverage, says Worters.    From Wordnik.com.  [How to Weatherproof Your Business] Reference

Accurate earthquake predictions might not be necessary - just a lot of web cams monitoring animals in an earthquake-prone area.    From Wordnik.com.  [Can animals predict earthquakes?] Reference

While the number of large earthquakes is fairly constant, population density in earthquake-prone areas is constantly increasing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Why are There so Many Natural Disasters Lately?] Reference

Experts say earthquake-prone Japan was lucky this time because the quake's epicenter was deep and it's hit in a sparsely populated area.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 24, 2008] Reference

If the region is highly earthquake-prone, preparation measures may have trained people in the correct use and application of these tablets.    From Wordnik.com.  [7. Typical Scenarios] Reference

California is one of America's most earthquake-prone states.    From Wordnik.com.  [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] Reference

Japan is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries.    From Wordnik.com.  [WSOCTV.com - Local News] Reference

On one side: one of the world's most earthquake-prone hotspots.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to State apple growers to take hit from 20 percent Mexican tariff] Reference

Indonesia is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference

It's considered one of the most earthquake-prone areas in the southeast.    From Wordnik.com.  [WVLT - Home - Headlines] Reference

The quakes were far from the usual earthquake-prone tectonic boundaries.    From Wordnik.com.  [NYT > Home Page] Reference

In earthquake-prone Chile, Saturday's temblor was the strongest in half a century.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference

Building codes have improved in earthquake-prone regions, as have preparations for disasters.    From Wordnik.com.  [CTV News RSS Feed] Reference

This is the sixth highest rate recorded: the highest, 87 per cent, was in earthquake-prone Greece.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Christchurch City Council has toughened the building regulations for properties deemed to be earthquake-prone.    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest News - Yahoo!7 News] Reference

Honda's ENEPO may prove popular in earthquake-prone Japan, where emergency power-sources are especially important.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine] Reference

Like all of Asia, Meghalaya is earthquake-prone, and suffered an earthquake over 8 (!) on the Richter scale in 1897.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mercury Rising 鳯女] Reference

Indonesia rests on a series of fault lines that make the sprawling archipelago nation one of the most earthquake-prone.    From Wordnik.com.  [WBAY Action 2 News] Reference

But earthquake-prone Chile and the areas along the Pacific where tsunami waves headed did have monitoring stations.    From Wordnik.com.  [KansasCity.com: Front Page] Reference

If people persist in living in earthquake-prone Los Angeles and San Francisco, why would they not return to New Orleans?.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Guardian World News] Reference

Tehran has said it needs satellites to monitor natural disasters in the earthquake-prone nation and improve its telecommunications.    From Wordnik.com.  [SFGate: Top News Stories] Reference