它是一个均匀的震级标度，适用于宽尺度的地震统计。

It is a uniform scale of measurement of earthquake size. It is suitable for statistics covering a broad range of magnitudes.

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紧接着就是悄然降低地震的震级，但为了确保公众不会注意到，美国地质勘探局控制了所有报告地震统计的网站。

Dumbing down the magnitude quickly followed, but in order to ensure the public did not notice, the USGS took control of all websites reporting quake statistics.

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据统计，在日本东北部的地震和海啸中确认死亡的人数已经上升到接近8,500，大约13,000人失踪。

The number of people confirmed dead in the earthquake and tsunami in northeast Japan now stands at nearly 8,500. Almost 13,000 are missing.

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