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TOPIC 19 한국 지진 안전성 우려
People concerned about

earthquake safety in korea

일본 대지진 이후 많은 사람들이 한국의 지진 가능성에 대해 우려하고 있습니다. 이에 대한 전문가들의
입장은 어떤지 잘 들어 보세요.

Pre-study Since the earthquake in Japan, people in Korea have
been wondering how safe the buildings in the nation are.
뉴스 내용을 잘 듣고,
따라 읽어 보세요. South Korea has 1.7 million buildings that should be
built according to safety codes. However, 81.6 percent
뉴스 듣기
of these buildings were not constructed in line with
seismic design codes.
Some people are concerned that aftershocks
could cause serious damage in Korea, but experts
say the possibility is low. Officials from the Korea
Meteorological Administration (KMA) said the Korean
Peninsula is on a stable tectonic plate and is hundreds of
kilometers away from the subduction zone in Japan.

•safety code 안전 규정
•in line with ~에 따라
•seismic design code
내진 설계 규정
•aftershock 여진
•Korea Meteorological
Administration (KMA)
기상청
•Korean Peninsula 한반도
•stable 안정적인
•tectonic plate 지질구조판
•subduction zone 침입대