Since he was speaking in the Midwest, he decided to begin by noting that the most severe earthquake in American history took place not in California or Alaska but at New Madrid, Missouri in 1811.

由于他是在中西部发表演讲，他决定先说明美国历史上最严重的地震不是发生在加利福尼亚或阿拉斯加，而是1811年在密苏里州的新马德里。

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People who live west or just east of the Rockies are at earthquake risk, as are those in Alaska, New England and near the New Madrid fault area along the Mississippi River.

居住在落基山脉西面和东面的人们则受到地震的威胁，比如在阿拉斯加，新英格兰和密西西比河沿岸的新马德里断层附近。

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On March 27, 1964, at 5.36pm, southern Alaska was struck by the second-biggest earthquake (of 9.2 magnitude) ever recorded.

1964年3月27日下午5点36分，南阿拉斯加遭受史上有记载以来强度最高的地震，震级达9.2级。

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The warning was issued following a 7.5-magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of Alaska 63 miles west of Craig, a town on Prince of Wales Island, and 208 miles south of the capital of Juneau, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

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