CNN News: 伊朗伊拉克邊境發(fā)生強地震 災情嚴重

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There aren`t many earthquakes each year that have a magnitude greater than 7.0. This one was magnitude 7.3. The U.S. Geological Survey says that makes it capable of considerable damage in every buildings and severe damage in structures that aren`t well-built.

多數地震都不會超過7.0級。而此次級別達到了7.3。美國地質調查局表示，此次地震給建筑物造成巨大的損害，對不完善的建筑物損害更加嚴重。

The tremors struck near Iran`s western border with Iraq on Sunday night and it was felt hundreds of miles away, in countries like Pakistan and Turkey.

周日晚上，在伊朗與伊拉克接壤的西部邊界附近發(fā)生了地震，在巴基斯坦和土耳其等數百英里之外的國家，都有震感。

The quake`s epicenter, the point on the earth surface directly above its focus was in a rural area, but it was only about 14 miles deep, which is considered shallow and potentially more destructive. An aid worker in the region says more than 500 villages were damaged.

地震的震中，地球表面上地震集中的一個點是在一個農村地區(qū)，但只有14英里深，震中很淺，但是破壞性確更大。該地區(qū)的工作人員表示，地震殃及了500多個村莊。

Authorities in Iran and Iraq say at least 452 people were killed, the vast majority in Iran. And hundreds of others were injured.

伊朗和伊拉克當局說，至少有452人在伊朗喪生，其中絕大多數是伊朗人。還有數百人受傷。

Iranian government officials have told aid agencies and rescue workers to do everything they can to help the people who`ve been affected. The aftershocks that follow the quake shook people across the Middle East. This is the deadliest earthquake to hit worldwide this year. It`s not the deadliest every to hit Iran. Scientists say the country sits on a major fault line between plates and that some previous earthquakes have killed tens of thousands.

伊朗政府官員告訴救援機構和救援人員竭盡所能幫助地震波及人群。地震之后的余震影響了整個中東地區(qū)。這是本年世界范圍內受災影響最嚴重的地震。但不是是影響伊朗最嚴重的?？茖W家表示，伊朗坐落于板塊之間的斷層之間，之前發(fā)生得地震導致上萬人死亡。