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04/18 13:01花蓮縣秀林鄉發生規模6.1有感地震。

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake hit Hualien, Taiwan at 01:01 p.m. on Thursday.

–Central Weather Bureau 中央氣象局

The earthquake’s highest intensity, which gauges the actual effect of a temblor, was highest in Hualien County, where it measured 7 on Taiwan’s 7-tier intensity scale.

–Focus Taiwan

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關鍵詞彙
epicenter 震央
highest intensity 最高震度
seismic intensity 震度，中國大陸、香港、澳門稱為烈度，或稱地震震度
gauge （尤指用測量儀器）測量，計量
temblor 地震
gather momentum 積聚力量
earthquake zone 地震帶
aftershock 餘震
tremor 震動; 微動
magnitude (scale) 地震規模

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The scale used to measure an earthquake is called the Richter Scale.

芮氏地震規模（Richter magnitude scale），亦稱地震規模（local magnitude，ML）、又譯裡氏、黎克特製震級，是表示地震規模大小的標度。

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Sources:
https://www.cwb.gov.tw/V7/earthquake/quake_index.htm
http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201904180007.aspx
https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%9C%87%E5%BA%A6

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