【中文标题】强震袭击台湾,报道称损失较小 【原文标题】Strong Quake Hits Taiwan, Minor Damage Reported 【登载媒体】纽约时报 【来源地址】http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/12/19/world/international-us-taiwan-quake.html?scp=9&sq=taiwan&st=cse 【译者】連長 【翻译方式】人工 【声明】本翻译供Anti-CNN使用,未经AC或译者许可,不得转载。 【原文库链接】http://bbs.m4.cn/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=212701&extra= 【译文】 TAIPEI (Reuters) - A strong earthquake rocked much of Taiwan on Saturday, geological officials said, with local television reporting minor injuries and structural damage to some buildings. 台北(路透社)-星期六的一次强烈地震撼动了台湾的多处区域,地质部门的官员和当地电视台报告了一些建筑物受到的结构性小损害。
The U.S. Geological Survey said on its website (www.usgs.gov/) the quake had a magnitude of 6.4 and was centered just off the island's east coast, 25 km (15 miles) south-southeast of the city of Hualien.
美国地质监测局在它的网站(www.usgs.gov/)上发布地震有6.4级,地震中心位于距离南偏东南方向的花莲市仅25千米的东海岸。
There were no reports of tsunami warnings being issued. 没有发出海啸警报
Early television reports that a building had collapsed near Taipei were not correct, a Taiwanese disaster agency said.
早先电视台报道的一幢建筑物在台北倒塌,这是不真实的,一家台湾的灾害机构说道。
At least four people were hurt during the quake, Taiwanese television reported later. A water tower collapsed and glass shattered in a hotel, it said, while two roads were cut outside the capital.
台湾的电视台稍后又报道至少4人在地震中受伤。电视台报道说一座水塔倒塌了,一家酒店的玻璃破碎了,导致首府的两条道路被中断。
TSMC, the worlds largest contract chipmaker, reported no damage at its Taiwan facilities.
TSMC,世界上最大的联合芯片制造商,报告称他在台湾的工厂没有受到损失。
The quake was recorded at 9.02 pm local time (8:02 a.m. EST) and was centered 44 km (27 miles) below the surface, Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau said.
地震在当地时间下午9点02分(东部时间早上8点02分)被测出(记录),(译者按:地震中心)位于地表下44Km(27英里)。台湾气象中心说。
Earthquakes occur frequently in Taiwan, which lies on a seismically active stretch of the Pacific basin. 地震在台湾经常发生,台湾位于太平洋地震活跃带上。
One of Taiwan's worst-recorded quakes occurred in September 1999. Measuring 7.6 on the old Richter scale, it killed more than 2,400 people and destroyed or damaged 50,000 buildings. 台湾最糟糕的地震记录之一是在1999年9月发生的。测得7.6级(旧里氏震级),它杀死了超过2400人,还摧毁或损伤了50,000座建筑物。
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