有关地震的英文介绍（高一水平）

有关地震的英文介绍（高一水平）

An earthquake is a phenomenon that results from and is powered by the sudden release of stored energy in the crust that propagates seismic waves. At the Earth's surface, earthquakes may manifest themselves by a shaking or displacement of the ground and sometimes tsunamis, which may lead to loss of life and destruction of property.

Earthquakes may occur naturally or as a result of human activities. In its most generic sense, the word earthquake is used to describe any seismic event—whether a natural phenomenon or an event caused by humans—that generates seismic waves.

An earthquake reaching magnitude 7.8 on the Richter scale hit Wenchuan County of Sichuan Province in Southwestern China at 2:28 P.M. on May 12 Beijing time (2:28 A.M. May 12, U.S. Eastern time). According to China's official Xinhua News Agency, by 8:20 P.M. Beijing time the earthquake killed at least 8689 people and left more than 10,000 injured. The death toll is expected to rise as workers remove the rubble. Tremors were felt in the entire region from Beijing in North China, Shanghai in the east to Hong Kong and Taiwan in the far south; tremors could be felt as far away as Bangkok, Thailand and Hanoi, in Viet Nam. The region of the quake's epicenter, Wenchuan County, has been completely out of reach, according to Sichuan Earthquake Bureau, the earthquake has apparently destroyed all communications facilities. Therefore, actual casualties are expected to be far higher than the 8689 verified deaths in Sichuan and surrounding Gansu and Yunnan provinces and Chongqing Municipality.

the school collapsed on earthquake in sichuan, china 1 1asns.on may 20th 2008,it was known that 239 teachers and students died in their school collapsed during earthquake according to capture from new school of dojiangyan, sichuan province, southwestern oppositely next building of the school still stand here. “i wonder the quality of the school collapse on earthquake the concerned department should think of it” one of the spoke man of construction department in china said. 2 1csns.on may 20th 2008,it was seen that there was no ferroconcrete from after construction of earthquake new school of dojiangyan, 3 1bsns.on may 20th 2008,there was a mother to found the course book of her died son on the ruins after earthquake she is very sad. 4 1dsns.on may 20th 2008,a little boy have taken milk candy to worship his lost sister everyday after earthquake.