11-12-23 Two strong earthquakes have rocked the New Zealand city of Christchurch, closing the airport and sending residents rushing from buildings. 两场强地震袭击了新西兰城市克莱斯特彻奇，致使机场关闭、民众纷纷冲出房屋。 The first 5.8 quake struck at 1358 lo...

11-12-14 A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake has struck the Pacific state of Papua New Guinea, but no tsunami warnings have been issued. 一场7.1级地震袭击太平洋国家巴布亚新几内亚，所幸没有海啸的迹象。 The quake struck 89km (55 miles) from the second city of...

11-11-18 Researchers the world over are seeking reliable ways to predict earthquakes, focusing on identifying seismic（地震的） precursors that, if detected early enough, could serve as early warnings. New research, published this week in the journal Applied...

11-11-10 Rescue teams are searching for dozens of people trapped in rubble after a 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Turkey, killing at least seven people. 土耳其东部发生5.6级地震，至少7人死亡。目前救援人员正在全力搜救被困在废墟下的数十人。 Twenty-five...

11-10-28 A 13-year-old boy has been pulled alive from the rubble in south-eastern Turkey, 108 hours after an earthquake devastated his town. 土耳其东南部震区，一位13岁的男孩被从废墟中救出来，此时地震已经过去108小时。 The injured boy was rescued from a collap...

11-10-27 The Turkish Red Crescent said that 17 lorries carrying aid for earthquake victims have been looted. 土耳其红新月会称，17辆载有地震救援物资的卡车被抢劫一空。 Local officials in the city of Van said that survivors, furious at not receiving supplies, h...

11-10-25 The Turkish government has pledged more aid to thousands of people affected by Sunday's deadly earthquake in the east. 土耳其政府承诺给予上周日东部地区遭受致命地震的数以千计的灾民更多的援助。 Hopes to find more survivors are fading now Officials sai...

11-10-21 Japan's government has approved a $157bn budget for the reconstruction of areas devastated by the earthquake and tsunami. 日本政府批准了一项1570亿美元的灾后重建预算。 The extra budget is the latest effort by authorities to stimulate growth in the Ja...

11-10-07 The Bank of Japan (BOJ) has extended its loan scheme for banks operating in areas affected by the earthquake and tsunami by six months. 日本银行对遭受地震和海啸地区的银行实行延长六个月的贷款方案。 The central bank had offered 1tn yen ($13bn, 9bn) in...

11-09-25 The relatives of more than 300 people killed in the devastating LAquila earthquake asked for 43 million in compensation from seven experts who are accused of manslaughter in failing to give adequate warning about the disaster. 意大利七位地震专家因未...