The Wenchuan earthquake registered 8 on the Richter magnitude scale, making it a major earthquake.

汶川地震在里氏震级的记录中为8级，是一场大地震。

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The Great Peruvian Earthquake hit the coastal town of Chimbote, Peru on May31, 1970 —measuring a 7.9 magnitude on the Richter scale.

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。

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The magnitude of this earthquake has been estimated to be from 8.0 to 8.3 on the Richter scale.

据估计，这次地震为里氏8.0到8.3级。

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The initial quake registered at magnitude 7 on the Richter Scale and was followed by several other shocks, including one that measured 5.9.

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The initial quake registered at magnitude 7 on the Richter Scale and was followed by several other shocks, including one that measures 5.9.

VOA: standard.2010.01.12

What is more, Lithuanian geologists have discovered that despite the fact that the Ignalina facility is built on a fault that was the site of an earthquake in 1907 of a magnitude of 7.1 on the Richter scale it is only designed to withstand tremors of up to 5.5.

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What is more, Lithuanian geologists have discovered that -- despite the fact that the Ignalina facility is built on a fault that was the site of an earthquake in 1907 of a magnitude of 7.1 on the Richter scale -- it is only designed to withstand tremors of up to 5.5.

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