Glossary entry

Russian term or phrase:

8-бальная зона

English translation:

magnitude-8 zone

Added to glossary by Levan Namoradze
Oct 17, 2007 13:56
16 yrs ago
Russian term

8-бальная зона

Russian to English Tech/Engineering Construction / Civil Engineering Seismology
Территория находится в 8-бальной зоне.

Proposed translations

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magnitude-8 zone

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Peer comment(s):

agree The Misha : Another winner!
0 min
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agree Jack Doughty : Presumably magnitude 8 on the Richter scale from 1 to 9.
20 mins
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agree svetlana cosquéric
5 hrs
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8 mins

is in Zone Eight

Without knowing what the rating is for (susceptability to earthquakes?) I would think that in English we'd express it this way.
Peer comment(s):

neutral The Misha : I think we can be fairly sure here it's about earthquakes
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seismic hazard zone of magnitude 8

8-бальная зона= 8-бальная сейсмическая зона т.е. зона где возможны землетрясения до 8 баллов по шкале Рихтера

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[PDF]
RECOMMENDED CRITERIA FOR DELINEATING SEISMIC HAZARD ZONES IN ...

seismic hazard zone mapping a suite of regional ground-. shaking hazard maps using .... long-duration earthquakes, such as a magnitude 8+ earth- ...

www.conservation.ca.gov/cgs/shzp/webdocs/sp118_revised.pdf
Peer comment(s):

agree Сергей Лузан
2 hrs
Спасибо, Сергей!
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