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地震的形成及危害(英文)

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anearthquakeisashakingofthegroundcausedbythesuddenbreakingandshiftingoflargesectionsofearthsrockyoutershell.earthquakesareamongthemostpowerfuleventsonearth,andtheirresultscanbeterrifying.asevereearthquakemayreleaseenergy10,000timesasgreatasthatofthefirstatomicbomb.rockmovementsduringanearthquakecanmakeriverschangetheircourse.earthquakescantriggerlandslidesthatcausegreatdamageandlossoflife.largeearthquakesbeneaththeoceancancreateaseriesofhuge,destructivewavescalledtsunamis(pronouncedtsoonahmeez)thatfloodcoastsformanymiles.

earthquakesalmostneverkillpeopledirectly.instead,manydeathsandinjuriesinearthquakesresultfromfallingobjectsandthecollapseofbuildings,bridges,andotherstructures.fireresultingfrombrokengasorpowerlinesisanothermajordangerduringaquake.spillsofhazardouschemicalsarealsoaconcernduringanearthquake.

theforceofanearthquakedependsonhowmuchrockbreaksandhowfaritshifts.powerfulearthquakescanshakefirmgroundviolentlyforgreatdistances.duringminorearthquakes,thevibrationmaybenogreaterthanthevibrationcausedbyapassingtruck.

onaverage,apowerfulearthquakeoccurslessthanonceeverytwoyears.atleast40moderateearthquakescausedamagesomewhereintheworldeachyear.about40,000to50,000smallearthquakes--largeenoughtobefeltbutnotdamaging--occurannually.

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