2011年3月11日日本地震 英文版.docx

2011年3月11日日本地震英文版

第一篇：2011年3月11日日本地震英文版日本发生里氏8.9级强烈地震编者按：日本东京发生强烈地震。建筑物摇晃。东京港附近台场区发生火灾。日本东北部新干线停运。日本太平洋海岸发生高度4米的海啸。美国地质勘探局11日将日本当天发生的地震震级修正为里氏8.9级。Japanwasstruckbyamagnitude-8.9earthquakeoffitsnortheasterncoastFriday,triggeringa13-foot(4-meter)tsunamithatwashedawaycarsandtoreawaybuildingsalongthecoastneartheepicenter.InvariouslocationsalongJapan'scoast,TVfootageshowedsevereflooding,withdozensofcars,boatsandevenbuildingsbeingcarriedalongbywaters.AlargeshipsweptawaybythetsunamirammeddirectlyintoabreakwaterinKesennumacityinMiyagiprefecture,accordingtofootageonpublicbroadcasterNHK.Officialsweretryingtoassesspossibledamagefromthequakebuthadnoimmediatedetails.Thequakethatstruck2:46p.m.wasfollowedbyaseriesofaftershocks,includinga7.4-magnitudeoneabout30minuteslater.TheU.S.GeologicalSurveyupgradedthestrengthofthefirstquaketoamagnitude8.9.ThemeteorologicalagencyissuedatsunamiwarningfortheentirePacificcoastofJapan.NationalbroadcasterNHKwaswarningthosenearthecoasttogettosaferground.ThePacificTsunamiWarningCenterinHawaiisaidatsunamiwarningwasineffectforJapan,Russia,MarcusIslandandtheNorthernMarianas.AtsunamiwatchhasbeenissuedforGuam,Taiwan,thePhilippines,IndonesiaandtheU.S.stateofHawaii.Thequakestruckatadepthofsixmiles(10kilometers),about80miles(125kilometers)offtheeasterncoast,theagencysaid.Theareais240miles(380kilometers)northeastofTokyo.IndowntownTokyo,largebuildingsshookviolentlyandworkerspouredintothestreetforsafety.TVfootageshowedalargebuildingonfireandbellowingsmokeintheOdaibadistrictofTokyo.IncentralTokyo,trainswerestoppedandpassengerswalkedalongthetrackstoplatforms.FootageonNHKfromtheirSendaiofficeshowedemployeesstumblingaroundandbooksandpaperscrashingfromdesks.Severalquakeshadhitthesameregioninrecentdays,includinga7.3magnitudeoneonWednesday.Thirtyminutesafterthequake,tallbuildingswerestillswayinginTokyoandmobilephonenetworkswerenotworking.Japan'sCoastGuardhassetuptaskforceandofficialsarestandingbyforemergencycontingencies,CoastGuardofficialYosukeOisaid.“I'mafraidwe'll