匈牙利地震造成房屋损坏

匈牙利地震造成房屋损坏

 BUDAPEST, April 23 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 4.8 magnitude on the Richter scale occurring shortly after midnight on Tuesday damaged several hundred homes, mainly in Heves County, northeast of Budapest, but caused no injuries.

Gyorgy Bakondi, chief of the National Disaster Management Authority (OFK), told a news conference that utilities, hazardous¹ facilities and dikes in flood-prone areas were all being checked and apparently² none had suffered any damage.

While a significant number of homes were damaged, Bakondi said, none had collapsed³ and none required the evacuation of residents.

The tremor⁴ occurred near Heves city in Heves County at a depth of 8 km below the earth surface.

Hungary is not in an earthquake-prone location but does have between 100 and 120 tremors⁵, measuring less than 2.5 on the Richter scale, each year. The most serious earthquake recorded in the region occurred in 1763 when a 6.2-magnitude quake caused serious damage and a significant loss of life.

The last earthquake measuring more than 4.0 on the Richter scale was a 4.7 quake in 2011 that cause little damage.

1 hazardous   

adj.(有)危险的，冒险的；碰运气的

参考例句：

• These conditions are very hazardous for shipping.这些情况对航海非常不利。
• Everybody said that it was a hazardous investment.大家都说那是一次危险的投资。

2 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

3 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

4 tremor   

n.震动，颤动，战栗，兴奋，地震

参考例句：

• There was a slight tremor in his voice.他的声音有点颤抖。
• A slight earth tremor was felt in California.加利福尼亚发生了轻微的地震。

5 tremors   

震颤( tremor的名词复数 )； 战栗； 震颤声； 大地的轻微震动

参考例句：

• The story was so terrible that It'sent tremors down my spine. 这故事太可怕，它使我不寒而栗。
• The story was so terrible that it sent tremors down my spine. 这故事太可怕，它使我不寒而栗。