Sophia Wu,25,is a young Chinese woman who lives with her family in Chile. On February 27,2010, she a night that she would never forget.
“I was asleep and was woken up a strong shaking(震动)at around 3:30 in the morning. My whole was shaking and I couldn't stand still(静止). I wanted to run down the stairs to go outside but suddenly the light in the room went out. I couldn't at all.
That night an 8.8-magnitude earthquake happened in Chile. Buildings and bridges fell into pieces. Electricity and water seruices were . The Chilean Red Cross reported that about 500,000 homes were and more than 800 people died.
The earthquake has been the fith since 1900. More than 90 aftershocks(余震)followed the earthquake.
say that there are about 500,000 earthquakes in the world each year. Of these, only 100,000 are felt, and 100 of them cause clamage.
Earthquakes happen the movement of huge rocks that make up the earth. So far, scientists haven't found a way to predict(预测) earthquakes. But you can learn to keep yourself during an earthquake.
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