【地震的形成和危害英语作文带翻译】
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an earthquake is a shaking of the g*und c*sed by the sudden breaking and shifting of large sections of earth"s *cky outer shell. earthquakes are among the most powerful *nts on earth, and their results can be ter*fying. a s*re earthquake *y release energy 10,000 times as great as that of the first atomic bomb. *ck movements du*ng an earthquake can *ke *vers change their course. earthquakes can t*gger landslides that c*se great da*ge and loss of life. large earthquakes beneath the ocean can create a se*es of huge, destructive waves called tsunamis *p*nounced tsoo nah meez* that flood coasts for *ny miles.
earthquakes almost n*r kill people directly. instead, *ny deaths and inju*es in earthquakes result f*m falling objects and the collapse of buildings, b*dges, and other structures. fire resulting f*m b*ken gas or power lines is another *jor danger du*ng a quake. spills of hazardous chemicals are also a concern du*ng an earthquake.
the force of an earthquake depends on how much *ck breaks and how far it shifts. powerful earthquakes can shake firm g*und violently for great distances. du*n*inor earthquakes, the vibration *y be no greater than the vibration c*sed by a passing truck.
on average, a powerful earthquake occurs less than once *ry *o years. at least 40 moderate earthquakes c*se da*ge somewhere in the world each year. about 40,000 to 50,000 s*ll earthquakes--large enough to be felt but not da*ging--occur annually.
地震是由地球岩石外壳*大段突然断裂和*引起*地面震动 。地震是地球上最强大*事件之一，他们*结果可能是可怕* 。一次严重*地震可能释放*能量是第一颗***倍 。地震中*岩石运动可以使河流改变他们*路线 。地震会引发山体滑坡，造成巨大*损失和生命损失 。海底*大地震可以创建一系列巨大*、***波叫做海啸（突出tsoo罗meez），洪水沿海许多英里 。
地震几乎从来不会直接* 。相反，许多在地震中死亡和**结果是**物体和*物、桥梁和其他结构** 。在地震中，破碎*气体或电线造成*火灾是另一个主要*危险 。在地震中危险化学品泄漏也是一个关注*问题 。
地震*力量取决于岩石*破碎程度和它*变化程度 。强大*地震可以猛烈地震动巨大*距离 。在小地震期间 ， 振动可能不大于通过卡车引起*振动 。
平均来说，一个强大*地震每两年发生一次 。至少40个中等地震每年在世界上*某个地方造成* 。大约有40000到50000个小地震，大到可以感觉到，但不会*，每年发生一次 。
