News of this, the Haiti quake and now Chile make it seem Earth is becoming ever more active.

日本地震的消息、海地地震和现在的智利地震使我们感觉地球正在变得越来越活跃。

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In the case of the Haiti quake, the Caribbean and North American plates slide past one another in an east-west direction.

在这次海地的地震中，加勒比海和北美板块东西相向滑动。

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I noticed that during the time of the Haiti quake, numerous small quakes were occurring all along the s American Plate edges.

我注意到在海地地震期间，沿着南美板块边缘发生了许多小地震。

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The quake was also felt in Dominican Republic, which shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti.

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The quake was also felt in Dominican Republic which shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti.

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In Washington, President Barack Obama said the country stood ready to assist the people of Haiti and said his thoughts and prayers go out to those affected by the quake.

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The catastrophic aftermath of the Haiti quake powered a breakthrough in mobile giving.

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One notable missing quake on the list is the 2010 Haiti quake which killed more people than all the most powerful quakes combined.

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Macdonald, a wound care specialist, says he was devastated to see people dying in Haiti after the quake from wounds that could have been easily treated.

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