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   秘鲁发生强烈地震

        LIMA, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- The 6.9-magnitude earthquake that hit southern Peru on Wednesday has killed three people in the district of Chaparra, in Caraveli province of Arequipa department, local daily "El Comercio" reported on its website.

  The three people were buried in a mine during work, while the other 12 workers were injured, the daily online said.
  Miguel Alyaza, chief of Civil Defense1 in Arequipa, arrived at the mine to confirm the information, said the daily.
  The head of the National Institute of Civil Defense, Alfredo Murgueyto, said his agency2 was monitoring the area and no significant3 damage has been reported.
  The epicenter of earthquake that occurred at 11:42 a.m. local time (1642 GMT) and struck 46 km deep in the Pacific Ocean was 46 km south of the district of Acari in Arequipa department, the U.S. Geological4 Survey said.
  The quake was also felt in departments like Huancavelica, Cusco, Ica, Ayacucho and Lima, causing panic among population there, the Peruvian Geophysics Institute said.

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1 defense AxbxB     
n.防御,保卫;[pl.]防务工事;辩护,答辩
参考例句:
  • The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
  • The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
2 agency iKcy0     
n.经办;代理;代理处
参考例句:
  • This disease is spread through the agency of insects.这种疾病是通过昆虫媒介传播的。
  • He spoke in the person of Xinhua News Agency.他代表新华社讲话。
3 significant lyhwH     
adj.相当数量的;意义重大的;意味深长的
参考例句:
  • Your success today may be significant for your whole future.你今天的成功对你的整个未来可能是重要的。
  • She cast him a significant smile.她向他投去意味深长的一笑。
4 geological QgZx9     
adj.地质(学)的
参考例句:
  • aeons of geological history 数以亿万年计的地质史
  • The workers skirted the edge of the cliff on a geological survey. 工人们沿着崖壁作了一次地质勘察。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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