In March, USGS geophysicist Tom Parsons told Nature that the chances of Istanbul being hit by a magnitude 7 or greater quake in the next 25 years are between 30 and 60 percent.

今年3月，美国地质勘探局的地球物理学家汤姆·帕森斯(Tom Parsons)告诉“自然”杂志，伊斯坦布尔在未来25年内受7级或更高级别地震袭击的机率是在30%和60%之间。

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A big quake rings the earth like a bell and can trigger little quakes halfway across the planet, said Tom Parsons, geophysicist at the U. s.

这项研究的作者之一、美国国家地质调查局的地球物理学家帕森斯说，发生一场大地震就像敲了一下铃铛一样，可以引发很远的地方发生小地震。

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But team-mate Tom Parsons was not smiling, however, the 26-year-old from Birmingham crashing out with three failures at the opening height.

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