An expensive tsunami warning system either came to late or did not reach communities at risk after Monday's quake in Indonesia.

周一印度尼西亚地震后，代价不菲的海啸预警机制要么是不够及时，要么是达不到社会应急需求。

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The 7.5 magnitude quake hit the Mentawai islands, late on Monday.

周一晚上，印尼明打威群岛附近海域发生里氏7.5级地震。

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Strict building codes were credited with saving thousands of lives when a magnitude 8.8 quake hit Chile in late February.

在2月下旬智利发生8.8级地震时，成千上万条人命没有毁于一旦，应该归功于严格的建筑法规。

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Civil defence teams with sniffer dogs called off their efforts late on Sunday, nearly 12 hours after the quake struck.

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Italian prosecutors said the commission had, in late March of that year, played down the risk of a destructive quake hitting the area.

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