Japanese buildings are highly engineered and most withstood the record earthquake - the tsunami it triggered was the bigger killer, our correspondent says.

我们的通讯记者说，日本的建筑是高度工程化的，并且最能抵抗有记录的地震——地震引发的海啸才是更大的杀手。

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It measured 9.5 on the Richter scale and triggered a tsunami that swept across the Pacific Ocean, killing scores of people in Hawaii, Japan and elsewhere.

这次震级为里氏9.5级的地震引发了席卷太平洋的海啸，夺去了夏威夷、日本和其它地区许多人的生命。

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On Monday, a 7.1-magnitude quake hit north-east Japan, leaving three people dead. It also triggered a brief tsunami warning, and forced workers to evacuate the Fukushima Daiichi plant.

本周一，日本东北部再次发生了7.1级地震，造成3人死亡，同时也触发了海啸警报，并迫使工作人员从福岛第一核电站撤离。

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The March 11 earthquake and tsunami triggered the world's worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl in 1986, as cores at the Fukushima Daiichi plant overheated and spewed radioactive material into surrounding areas, causing the evacuation of more than 100, 000 residents.

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