So if a building is designed for an intensity of 7, then for an intensity of 9 it will probably collapse or suffer severe damage.

如果建筑是按7度设防设计的，在9度烈度下它很可能倒塌，至少会严重损坏。

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Mr Suarez said: 'An earthquake of 5.2 on the Richter scale does not have sufficient intensity to collapse buildings so the damage is the result of previous damage.'

苏亚雷兹先生称，5.2级的地震强度不足以造成建筑倒塌，因此这次的伤亡是前次地震造成的恶果。

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Others feel that successive development of alternating deflationary and inflationary periods of increasing intensity is more likely, leading ultimately to a collapse of confidence in the US economy.

或者通货膨胀和通货紧缩交替出现，但程度越来越剧烈，最终导致对美国经济的信心彻底丧失。

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