Soon after the magnitude-7.9 Wenchuan earthquake struck lastMay, geologist Fan Xiao asked: Could a large dam near the faulthave triggered the devastating quake?

去年五月7.9级汶川地震发生后不久，地质学家范晓就发问道：是位于断层附近的大坝诱发了这次灾难性的大地震吗？

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The New Madrid adjustment will be several large quakes of magnitude 8-9 though will be listed as a lesser magnitude.

新马德里调整将是几场8 - 9级的大地震，虽然会被公布为更小的震级。

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I mean, that's a large part of my motivation and my incentive, the magnitude of this event and the big names on this card.

我的意思是，那是我的一个巨大的动力，我的鼓励，这场主赛的重要性以及垫场赛的巨大名声。

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Dodd says he is "generally supportive" of the Fed's decision to step in, but he also believes it is an "unprecedented action" that risks a large magnitude of taxpayers' money without guarantee of protection.

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If there is efficacy, it is not of a very large magnitude.

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Carrieann Bedwell, a USGS seismologist, said a 7.8-magnitude quake was "a large event for any area" and could be expected to cause damage in inhabited places.

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