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Earthquakes greater than magnitude 8.0 are rareand potentially devastating. 超过8.0级的地震十分罕见而且具有潜在的破坏性。 They only happen every five to ten years. 这种地震每五到十年才会发生。 The one that violently shook part of Chile this weekleads off todays edition of CNN STUDENT NEWS. 今天的CNN学生新闻我们重点关注本周发生在智利这样级别的强震。 It happened late on Tuesday, off northern Chiles Pacific Coast. 它发生在周二晚些时候,震中位于智利北部的太平洋海岸。 An 8.2 magnitude tremor that also caused the tsunami. 这是一次8.2级的地震,海啸也随之而来。 Whats incredible is, the damage appears to be limited. 而令人难以置信的是,它带来的破坏程度却似乎有限。 There were landslides and power outages, at least six people lost