Chinese seismologists said the quake was magnitude 7.1.

中国地震学家称，这次地震的震级为7.1级。

The most basic tool of seismologists is the seismograph network.

地震学家最基本的工具是地震仪网.

Seismologists are calling the new system the most sophisticated in the world.

地震学家称该系统是世界上最先进的。

Seismologists in Pasadena warned residents to be on alert for strong aftershocks.

帕萨迪纳地震学家警告市民防范强烈余震。

A popular saying among seismologists is that “earthquakes don’t kill people, buildings do.”

地震学家有句很流行的说法即：地震不伤人，伤人的是建筑。

The instruments used by seismologists have been carefully designed for the specific research interests of geophysicists .

地震学家使用的地震仪是为地球物理学家所研究的特定课题而精心设计的。

U.S. Geological Survey seismologists subsequently found a strong link between the quakes and the refilling of the reservoir.

美国地质勘探局的地震学家后来发现，这一系列的地震和大坝重新蓄水之间存在着很大的关联。

U. S. Geological Survey seismologists subsequently found a strong link between the quakes and the refilling of the reservoir.

美国地质勘探局的地震学家后来发现，这一系列的地震和大坝重新蓄水之间存在着很大的关联。

But the strange truth is that seismologists and geophysicists are quite unsure of what happens inside the planet during a quake.

但地震学家和地球物理学家却不敢肯定在地震期间地球内部发生了什么。

Seismologists theorize that the higher tide could cause an earthquake to occur just a few days or hours earlier than it would have at normal tide.

而地震学家也推理说较高的潮汐相对于正常的潮汐来说只是会让地震提前几天或者几小时发生而已。