This will make the Kobe quake look like a blip on the Richter scale -- or pretty much any other scale.
与这场地震相比,神户大地震的里氏等级或者其他任何等级,简直都不足挂齿。
Shenzhen - an earthquake measuring 2.8 on the Richter scale hit Shenzhen City in South China「s Guangdong province and neighboring Hong Kong Friday afternoon.
深圳——周五下午在中国南部的广东省深圳市和香港特别行政区的交界处发生里氏2.8级地震。
It measured 9.5 on the Richter scale and triggered a tsunami that swept across the Pacific Ocean, killing scores of people in Hawaii, Japan and elsewhere.
这次震级为里氏9.5级的地震引发了席卷太平洋的海啸,夺去了夏威夷、日本和其它地区许多人的生命。
A major earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale has hit Wenchuan County in Sichuan.
四川省汶川县发生里氏7.8级地震。
It」d be more accurate to call this a binary quake: an aftershock that struck 16 hours after the initial temblor measured an identical 7.8 on the Richter scale and was equally destructive.
更準确地说应称之为二元地震:在最初的地震16小时后发生的余震,被测得同样有里氏7.8级并具有相等的破坏性。
Universal tensile machine is superior to the test accuracy of 0.5 on the Richter scale is ahead in the industry, effectively guarantee the accuracy of the test results.
万能拉力实验机优于0.5级的测试精度在行业内遥遥领先,有效的保证了试验结果的準确性。
Experts with the China Earthquake Networks Center said strong aftershocks may still rock WenChuan, though quakes exceeding 7.8 on the Richter scale are unlikely.
中国地震台网中心的专家们说汶川可能会发生强烈余震,但震级不会超过7.8级。
An earthquake registering 5.1 on the Richter scale shook the Peruvian coast on Saturday, but there were no reports of damage or injuries.
星期六秘鲁沿海发生里氏5.1级地震,但没有破坏情况和人员伤亡的报道。
The Seismology Research Centre says the earthquake measured 3.8 on the Richter scale with an epicenter about 80 kilometers south- west of Sydney.
地震研究中心称这次地震的震级为里氏3.8级,震中位于悉尼西南80公里处。
Experts swith the China Earthquake Networks Center said strong aftershocks may still rock Wenchuan, though quakes exceeding 7.8 on the Richter scale are unlikely.
中国地震台网中心的专家们说汶川可能会发生强烈余震,但震级不会超过7.8级。
On October 23, an earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale and striking only 13 kilometers underground rocked the central Niigata region, killing 40 people.
去年10月23日,一场发生在地面以下仅13公里处的里氏6.8级地震袭击了日本新滹市中心,造成40人丧生。
The quake, at 8.9 on the Richter scale Japan's biggest ever, has killed hundreds of people.
日本有史以来最大的里氏8.9级地震已导致数百人丧生。