The affected area is part of a seismically active zone.

受灾地区属于地震活动区。

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Also, Haiti is a very poor country, with few seismically-safe buildings.

另外，海地是一个非常贫困的国家，那里没有抗震的建筑物。

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But straw buildings might do well in seismically active places that are less wealthy.

但是稻草建筑也许会在地震活跃但是较不富裕的地方施展得很好。

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It highlighted the dangers of nuclear energy in a country as seismically challenged as Chile.

BBC: Barack Obama visits Chile amid nuclear debate

The Himalayas are fragile mountains formed from the tussle of tectonic plates that make the region seismically active.

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The company said the reports concluded that Dounreay was in "a very seismically stable area" and, due to this stability, a tsunami was unlikely to occur from an earthquake.

BBC: Dounreay reports on tsunami and earthquake resilience