智利沿海发生大地震

智利沿海发生大地震

A massive earthquake has struck off the coast of Chile.

智利海岸发生强烈地震。

Just before 5am on Monday (NZ Time), a large 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit 67km west of Constitucion, Chile at a depth of 9.8km, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) says. The USGS initially recorded the shake as a 7.2 magnitude quake.

美国地质调查局(USGS)表示，就在周一(新西兰时间)凌晨5点前，智利康斯特西翁以西67公里处发生里氏6.8级大地震，震源深度为9.8公里。美国地质勘探局最初将这次地震记录为7.2级地震。

The United States National Weather Service's Tsunami Warning System said at 5:20am that there was no tsunami warning, advisory, watch, or threat in place.

美国国家气象局的海啸预警系统在凌晨5点20分表示，没有海啸预警、咨询、监视或威胁。

Due to the earthquake striking off the coast, there were no immediate reports of damage or injury. Hundreds of people have reported feeling the quake, however.

由于沿海发生地震，目前还没有人员伤亡的报告。然而，据报道已有数百人感觉到了地震。

A 4.7 magnitude earthquake followed about 40 minutes afterwards.

大约40分钟后发生了4.7级地震。

The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre reports a person in Constitucion as saying: "Very strong movement".

欧洲-地中海地震中心报告说，孔斯蒂图西翁的一名居民说:“移动非常强烈。”

Another person in Concepcion told the centre: "[It was] very strong, long in time, and even after two minutes, the earth seemed to move."

康塞普西翁的另一个人告诉该中心:“(它)非常强大，时间很长，甚至在两分钟后，地球似乎还在移动。”

Many posted on Twitter videos of lights and chandeliers swinging around.

许多人在推特上发布了灯光和枝形吊灯摇曳的视频。

Chile has a deadly history with earthquakes. Located on the Pacific Ring of Fire, the country was devastated in 2010 when an 8.8 magnitude quake hit off the coast, triggering a large tsunami.

智利有着致命的地震史。日本位于环太平洋地震带，2010年发生8.8级地震，引发海啸，日本遭受重创。