Soon after the magnitude-7.9 Wenchuan earthquake struck lastMay, geologist Fan Xiao asked: Could a large dam near the faulthave triggered the devastating quake?

去年五月7.9级汶川地震发生后不久，地质学家范晓就发问道：是位于断层附近的大坝诱发了这次灾难性的大地震吗？

youdao

Two people have been killed and more than 100 injured in the magnitude-7.4 earthquake that hit the sea near Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan.

日本东北部宫城县附近海域发生7.4级地震，造成两人死亡，100多人受伤。

youdao

The USGS says a magnitude 6.9 earthquake, followed by a magnitude 5.5 quake, struck near the islands Tuesday. There were no immediate reports of damage from those quakes.

美国地质调查局说，所罗门群岛附近星期二先是发生6.9级地震，接着发生5.5级地震，目前没有关于两次地震灾情的报导。

youdao

The previous record was an 8.6-magnitude earthquake that struck near the Chubu Region near southwestern Honshu on October 28, 1707, that may have killed 5, 000 people, CNN meteorologist Sean Morris said.

CNN: Widespread destruction from Japan earthquake, tsunamis

On April 9th a 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit southern Iran, near the Bushehr nuclear-power plant, killing 37 people and injuring more than 800.

WSJ: Strong Quake Hits Southeastern Iran

Nantou is near the epicenter of a magnitude-7.6 earthquake that struck Taiwan in 1999 and killed more than 2, 300 people.

WSJ: Quakes Kill 2 in Taiwan, Injure 33 in Philippines