未來哪些地方可能發(fā)生地震-

1、未來哪些地方可能發(fā)生地震?Los Angeles洛杉磯Earthquakes have always been part of Los Angeles past and its future. The geologic record indicates that huge quakes occur roughly every 150 years in the region. Los Angeles has done a lot to beef up its building codes and emergency response in the 15 years since the North

2、ridge quake and may be better prepared than any other major U.S. city, but its sheer size ensures that the next Big One will be bloody.過去，地震對于洛杉磯來說是家常便飯，將來也是這樣。地址記錄顯示這一地區(qū) 大地震發(fā)生頻率大約為每一百五十年一次。自從1994年北嶺大地震，這15年來 洛杉磯從未放松過規(guī)范建筑條例和增強應(yīng)急措施，因此比起其他美國大城市，在 這方面準(zhǔn)備都更加充分，但由于面積關(guān)系，如若發(fā)生大地震，后果仍然不可估量。Tokyo 東京Japan s fou

3、r main islands get hit regularly with earthquakes of varying strength, and most Japanese live in extraordinarily dense cities. That puts more people squarely in a danger zone nowhere more so than in the capital of Tokyo, which has a population of 13 million. A major quake struck the city and its sur

4、roundings in 1923, killing as many as 150,000 people. Although Japan has vastly improved its infrastructure since then and has the strictest building codes in the world, a similar temblor which seismologists believe is almost inevitable could kill more than 10,000 people and cause more than $1 trill

5、ion in damages.日本四個主要島嶼經(jīng)常遭受不同強度的地震襲擊，而且大部分日本人居住在人口 密度相當(dāng)大的城市，這意味著有更多人分布在危險區(qū)域一一尤其是東京，人口高 達一千三百萬。1923年一場地震發(fā)生在東京和周邊地區(qū)，導(dǎo)致十五萬人喪生。 雖然自那時起日本加強了基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施建設(shè)，其建筑條例之嚴(yán)格性也位居世界之首， 一場類似的地震一一地震學(xué)家認(rèn)為無可避免一一也會導(dǎo)致一萬多人喪生，并造成 超過一萬億美元損失。Tehran 德黑蘭All of Iran lies within a major earthquake zone, and the country has suffered terrib

6、le temblors before. But a similar quake in the congested capital of Tehran would be a shattering catastrophe. Unlike building codes in other endangered cities such asSan Francisco and Tokyo, Tehrans are relatively lax, and many residents live in the sort of unreinforced-concrete houses that turn int

7、o death traps in the event of a strong quake. The Iranian Health Ministry once estimated that a 7-magnitude quake would destroy 90% of the citys hospitals.整個伊朗地處一個主要地震帶，也經(jīng)歷過多次地震襲擊。然而在人口擁堵的首都 德黑蘭，一次這樣的地震可能成為翻天覆地的大災(zāi)難。不像其他經(jīng)歷過地震的城 市如舊金山、東京，德黑蘭的建筑條例并不嚴(yán)格，許多人住在未經(jīng)加固的混凝土 建筑中，如若發(fā)生地震，那里立刻就會成為死亡地帶。伊朗衛(wèi)生部部長曾說過， 一

8、場七級地震就可能毀掉德黑蘭90%的醫(yī)院。Pacific Northwest 西北太平洋沿岸Cascadia sits on top of major faults, and although it doesnt get hit very often, the region has seen massive quakes before. The geologic record indicates that a catastrophic quake hits Cascadia only about every 500 years, but the cities of the Pacific Nor

9、thwest, like Seattle and Vancouver, are far less prepared than San Francisco and Los Angeles for a major earthquake, so when the next powerful temblor comes around, the region could suffer.卡斯開底亞地區(qū)位于主要斷層的高處，雖然不長發(fā)生地震，歷史上也曾有過大地 震襲擊。地質(zhì)記錄表明這里每500年才會發(fā)生毀滅性的地震。西北太平洋沿岸的 城市，如西雅圖和溫哥華，都不像舊金山和洛杉磯那樣對地震準(zhǔn)備充足，所以下 一次

10、爆發(fā)大地震時，這一塊地區(qū)很可能受災(zāi)嚴(yán)重。Indonesia 印尼Its called the Ring of Fire, a semicircle of violently shifting plates and volcanoes that runs along the edges of the Pacific Ocean, from New Zealand to Chile. The most seismically active region on the planet, the Ring of Fire has triggered countless quakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis. Indonesia, a region that has been hit repeatedly by massive temblors, most recently a 7.6 earthquake in September that killed more than 1,000 people. Sadly thats a relatively small quake death toll by Indonesian standards and seismologists expect more to come in the future.