雅安地震的英语作文：十次地震

　　The deadliest quake of all time might be one of the least talked about, considering it occurred nearly 450 years ago.The1556 quake claimed the lives of some 830,000 people. Why the massive death toll? Blame the quake's strength (8.0 on theRichter scale, or more than 30 times more powerful than the recent quake in Haiti) as well as timing and location. The pre-modern structures were utterly unable to withstand a quake of such force, and massive landslides contributed to thecasualties.

　　历最可怕的地震也许是最少被谈及的⼀场地震，因为它发⽣在450年之前。这场地震导致83万⼈死亡。为何死亡⼈数如此巨⼤?原因在于震级(⾥⽒8.0级，⽐刚发⽣的海地地震强30倍),还有时间和地点。古代的房屋建筑完全不能抵挡这样的⼤地震，⼤⾯积的⼭体滑坡也导致不少⼈遇难。　　2.1976: Tangshan, China 唐⼭⼤地震

　　China has the misfortune to have had the second deadliest earthquake on record, the 1976 Great Tangshan

Earthquake, which struck in the country's northeast. It'd be more accurate to call this a binary quake: an aftershock that struck16 hours after the initial temblor measured an identical 7.8 on the Richter scale and was equally destructive.

　　继陕西地震之后，中国⼜发⽣了第⼆⼤强度的地震，1976年唐⼭⼤地震，确切来说是两次⼤地震：地震后16⼩时，⾥⽒7.8级的余震⼜造成了巨⼤损失。

　　3.2004: Indian Ocean Tsunami 印尼海啸

　　On Dec. 26, 2004 a 9.2 magnitude earthquake rocked the bottom of the Indian Ocean, releasing energy equivalent tothat of 23,000 atomic bombs. The largest earthquake in 40 years, the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake (so named because theepicenter was near the west coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra) launched a tsunami across the Indian Ocean,

sending a series of waves as high as 50 feet crashing onto the shores of 11 countries. Some people were swept out to seawhile others drowned in their homes, unable to escape. According to the U.S. Geological survey, the official death toll was227,8.

　　2004年10⽉26⽇，印度洋海地爆发9.2级地震，其能量相当于两万三千颗原⼦弹爆炸。这次的苏门答腊 -安达曼地震是40年来的⼀次(如此命名是因为震中在苏门答腊岛西海岸附近),引发了印度洋海啸，⾼达50英尺的海浪袭击了11个国家的海岸。⼀些⼈被卷⼊海中，其他⼈由于⽆法逃脱，淹死在家中。美国地质勘探局统计显⽰，死亡⼈数为227,8.　　4.1920: Haiyuan, China 宁夏海原地震

　　The Dec. 16, 1920 Haiyuan earthquake - which registered a 7.8 magnitude on the Richter scale - caused rivers tochange course and sent landslides pouring down mountains. Destruction stretched across seven Chinese provinces.

Sujiahe, a town in in Xiji County, was completely buried under a landslide. An estimated 200,000 people died in the disaster,which was felt as far away as Norway.

　　1920年⼗⽉⼗六⽇宁夏海原发⽣的⾥⽒7.8级⼤地震使得河流改道，并导致⼭体滑坡。七省同时受灾。西吉县苏家河镇在⼀次滑坡中整体被埋。⼆⼗万⼈死于此次地震，并且震感远⾄挪威。　　5.1923: Kanto, Japan 关东⼤地震

　　Shortly before noon on September 1, 1923, an earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale sent shockwaves throughthe Tokyo-Yokohama metropolitan area. The violent tremors left few buildings habitable and prompted a tsunami that surgedup to 40 ft. (12 m.) high. But the damage continued for days: by the time the fires stemming from the quake were contained,90% of Yokohama's buildings were reportedly damaged or in ruins, and some two-fifths of Tokyo's had been destroyed -leaving half its population homeless. Nearly 143,000 people died.

　　1923年九⽉⼀⽇，中午之前，⼀场⾥⽒7.9级的地震横扫了东京-横滨地区。地震过后⼏乎没有建筑保持完好，并引发了海浪⾼达40英尺(12⽶)的海啸。灾难持续了很多天：地震引起的⼤⽕受到控制后，横滨90%的建筑都毁了，东京有五分之⼆的部分成为废墟，⼀半的⼈⽆家可归。143,000⼈死于这场地震。　　6.1948: Turkmenistan ⼟库曼斯坦⼤地震

　　In a matter of minutes, an October earthquake measuring 7.3 turned the city of Ashgabat into a pile of rubble. A thousandSoviet doctors, nurses and other medical personnel flooded in from Moscow and other cities to aid sufferers in what is nowTurkmenistan. Despite their efforts, 110,000 people perished.

　　1948年⼗⽉，⼀场⾥⽒7.3级的地震在⼏分钟内摧毁了阿什哈巴德。⼀千名苏联医⽣、护⼠和医护⼈员从莫斯科和其他城市出发，前往今天⼟库曼斯坦所在的地⽅救助伤员。虽然他们付出了很⼤努⼒，还是有⼗⼀万⼈⾝亡。

　　7.2008: Sichuan Province, China 5.12汶川⼤地震

　　The 7.9-magnitude disaster struck the mountainous Sichuan Province in western China, destroying millions of buildingsand causing an estimated $86 billion worth of damage. Nearly 10,000 children died in schools - trapped under rubble whenthe buildings collapsed.

　　四川发⽣的这场7.9级⼤地震中有上百万房屋倒塌，造成约860亿美元的损失。⼏乎有⼀万个孩⼦死在倒塌的教学楼中。　　8.2005: Kashmir, Pakistan 克什⽶尔⼤地震

　　Kashmir, the site of a prolonged and violent border dispute between India and Pakistan, is beleaguered enough; a

massive earthquake on Oct. 8, 2005 only added to the province's woes. Measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale, the quake killed79,000 and left millions more homeless.

　　印度和巴基斯坦之间长期因边境问题⽽冲突不断，克什⽶尔因此多年不得安宁，05年⼗⽉⼋⽇的地震更加深了这⾥的灾难。⾥⽒7.6级的这场地震造成79,000⼈丧⽣，⼏百万⼈⽆家可归。　　9.1908: Messina, Italy 墨西拿⼤地震

　　By today's standards, the earthquake that struck beneath the Messina Strait - which separates the regions of Sicily andCalabria - on December 28, 1908, was a magnitude 7.5. A subsequent tsunami sent waves as much as 40 feet high crashinginto the Italian coast. More than 80,000 people were killed and dozens of towns destroyed.

　　分隔西西⾥和克拉布利亚的墨西拿海湾下爆发的这场7.5级⼤地震引发了海浪⾼达40英尺的海啸。超过⼋万⼈在此次地震中丧⽣，许多城镇被毁。

　　10.1970: Chimbote, Peru 秘鲁⼤地震

　　The Great Peruvian Earthquake hit the coastal town of Chimbote, Peru on May 31, 1970 - measuring a 7.9 magnitude onthe Richter scale. The epicenter of the quake was 15 miles away from the city, in the Pacific Ocean, yet the disaster claimedthe lives of some 70,000 people and left more than 800,000 homeless. Landslides, with debris traveling at speeds of up to200 mph down the sides of the Nevado Huascaran mountain, destroyed whole villages. Tremors could be felt in Lima - some400 miles away.

　　1970年五⽉三⼗⼀⽇，秘鲁沿海城市钦博特发⽣了⾥⽒7.9级的⼤地震。震中在太平洋中，距离钦博特15 英⾥。地震造成七万⼈丧⽣，超过⼋⼗万⼈⽆家可归。夹带着⽡砾的泥⽯流坡以每⼩时200⽶的速度滑下⽡斯兰卡⼭，摧毁⼭下全镇。400英⾥以外的秘鲁⾸都利马都有震感。