2005: Kashmir, Pakistan 克什米尔大地震

Kashmir, the site of a prolonged and violent border dispute between India and Pakistan, is beleaguered enough; a massive earthquake on Oct. 8, 2005 only added to the province's woes. Measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale, the quake killed 79,000 and left millions more homeless.

印度和巴基斯坦之间长期因边境问题而冲突不断，克什米尔因此多年不得安宁，05年十月八日的地震更加深了这里的灾难。里氏7.6级的这场地震造成79，000人丧生，几百万人无家可归。

1908: Messina, Italy 墨西拿大地震

By today's standards, the earthquake that struck beneath the Messina Strait — which separates the regions of Sicily and Calabria — on December 28, 1908, was a magnitude 7.5. A subsequent tsunami sent waves as much as 40 feet high crashing into the Italian coast. More than 80,000 people were killed and dozens of towns destroyed.

分隔西西里和克拉布利亚的墨西拿海湾下爆发的这场7.5级大地震引发了海浪高达40英尺的海啸。超过八万人在此次地震中丧生，许多城镇被毁。

1970: Chimbote, Peru 秘鲁大地震

The Great Peruvian Earthquake hit the coastal town of Chimbote, Peru on May 31, 1970 — measuring a 7.9 magnitude on the Richter scale. The epicenter of the quake was 15 miles away from the city, in the Pacific Ocean, yet the disaster claimed the lives of some 70,000 people and left more than 800,000 homeless. Landslides, with debris traveling at speeds of up to 200 mph down the sides of the Nevado Huascaran mountain, destroyed whole villages. Tremors could be felt in Lima — some 400 miles away.

1970年五月三十一日，秘鲁沿海城市钦博特发生了里氏7.9级的大地震。震中在太平洋中，距离钦博特15 英里。地震造成七万人丧生，超过八十万人无家可归。夹带着瓦砾的泥石流坡以每小时200米的速度滑下瓦斯兰卡山，摧毁山下全镇。400英里以外的秘鲁首都利马都有震感。

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