Because P and S waves travel at different but fairly constant speeds, the interval between their arrivals increases in proportion to the distance from the earthquake focus, or initial rupture point.

由于 P 波和 S 波以不同但相当恒定的速度传播，它们到达的间隔与到震源或初始破裂点的距离成比例地增加。

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Using 40 mechanism solutions of earthquake focus and 3 synthetic solutions of small earthquake, the crustal stress field in and around Gansu region is discussed.

本文利用40个地震震源机制解和3个小震综合解研究了甘肃及邻近地区的地壳应力场。

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Nobody knows just how bad the damage is from the earthquake in Japan, and the current focus remains on preserving human life.

没人知道地震给日本造成的伤害有多糟糕，目前的焦点仍然停留在人类的生命上。然而，一些投资者和分析家已经开始考虑这次地震到底给日本带来了什么影响？

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Hong Kong's Ming Pao calls for more transparency on how publically-donated funds are spent and reminds authorities to focus more on building proper earthquake-resistant buildings rather than luxurious government buildings and other "image projects".

BBC: China media: Quake response

The other market in focus on Monday was China, where stocks were reacting to an earthquake that hit Sichuan province over the weekend.

WSJ: Nikkei Outperforms Asia as Yen Slides

The other market in focus on Monday was China, where stocks were slightly lower after an earthquake hit Sichuan province over the weekend.

WSJ: Nikkei Outperforms Asia as Yen Slides