"preliminary" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- For example, the Tsunami Centers will calculate a preliminary magnitude and location for an event as soon as sufficient data is available to make an estimate.
- The earthquake, which occurred at 1:42 a.m., had a preliminary magnitude of 2.6, making it a minor quake.
- But since the true albedo is unknown and it has a preliminary absolute magnitude of 4.2, it could easily be from about 380 to 860 km in diameter.
- The geophysics center at the University of Washington reported the preliminary magnitude of the quake registered 4.8 on the Richter scale.
- The quake had a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 on the Richter scale that measures the severity of earthquakes, the center said.
- The preliminary magnitude was measured as 4.8 to 4.9 by two different groups, making its explosive force equal to anywhere from 8,000 to 17,000 tons of high explosive.
- Dr. Wallace said the blast had a preliminary magnitude of 4.3, equal to about 1,000 tons of high explosive.
- The quake's preliminary magnitude was estimated at 5.2 on the Richter scale by the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.
- The quake had a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 on the Richter scale.
- The first quake, which happened at 9:43 a.m. has a preliminary magnitude of 4.8 with its centre in the Braeside, Ontario region.
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