The severe shaking had crumbled chimneys and overturned stoves, setting the Paris of the West ablaze .

剧烈的摇晃粉碎了烟囱、掀翻了炉子，使得这座“西方的巴黎”成为了废墟。

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Concrete buttress DAMS when subjected to severe shaking have developed horizontal cracks at the elevation high in the DAMS where the downstream buttresses intersect the vertical "chimney" section.

混凝土伏扶壁大坝受到强震时，容易在大坝高处形成裂缝，在那里下游坝面扶壁横贯垂直的“烟筒”部分。

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But the shaking didn't stop and the swaying grew more severe.

然而摇晃并没有停止而是更加剧烈。

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The quake took place about 6 miles (10 kilometers) underground, according to the USGS -- a depth that can produce severe shaking.

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To make matters worse, the whole night there was a severe thunderstorm and the noise of the rain and lightning along with the tremors has kept everyone shaking and scared.

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