台湾高雄发生百年最大地震 (6.4 Earthquake Hits Southern Taiwan, Largest in Century)
台湾西南部高雄地区发生6.4级地震,远在250公里之外的、接近台湾岛北端的台北也有震感。美国地质勘探局说,地震发生在星期四上午,震源在地下大约23公里处,地震后至少又发生了15次余震。据报导已经有数十人在地震中受伤。
震中位于高雄县甲仙乡,当地去年八月遭受强台风袭击,目前还在恢复过程中。官员们说,为台风幸存者搭建的临时房屋在地震中倒塌。地震学家说,这是该地区100年来遭受的最严重地震。
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake has hit southwestern Taiwan's Kaohsiung area, causing aftershocks that were felt as far north as Taipei, some 250 kilometers away near the island's northern tip.The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake occurred Thursday morning, at a depth of about 23 kilometers. At least 15 aftershocks have occurred.Dozens of people have been reported injured.
The epicenter of the quake was in in Kaohsiung county, which is still recovering from a massive typhoon that struck last August.Officials say temporary housing set up for those typhoon survivors collapsed from the earthquake.Seismologists say it is the biggest quake to hit the area in a century.