但是在20世纪50年代间小镇的一部分——最少从8世纪开始就有人居住甚至可能更早——在一连串的地震中被毁坏。

But in the 1950s, portions of the town - which had been inhabited since at least the 8th century, and possibly earlier - were damaged by a series of earthquakes.

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此文正在准备写作的时候，2011年3月11日日本东北9.0级地震发生了，震中在日本千代县以东131公里的太平洋海底。

As this article was being prepared, the m 9.0 Tohoku earthquake of 11 March 2011 occurred in the Pacific Ocean 131km (81 miles) east of Sendai, Japan.

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