尼泊爾再發7.4級地震背後的故事

A strong earthquake shook Nepal on Tuesday, sending people in the capital Kathmandu rushing out on to the streets weeks after a devastating quake killed More than 8,000 people and destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes, eyewitnesses said.

週二，尼泊爾發生再次發生強烈地震。目擊者表示，首都加德滿都的人們迅速跑到了街道上。就在這次地震幾周前，尼泊爾剛剛發生一場毀滅性地震，逾8000人在地震中喪生，數十萬房屋被毀。

The US. Geological Survey said the quake had a magnitude of 7.4 and struck 68 km west of the town of Namche Bazar, close to Mount Everest.

美國地質調查局(US Geological Survey)表示，這次地震震級爲里氏7.4級，震中位於南崎巴札（Namche Bazar）鎮以西68公里處，靠近珠穆朗瑪峯(Mount Everest)。

“This is a really big one,” said Prakash Shilpakar, the owner of a handicrafts shop in Kathmandu who was trying to call his parents in the town of Bhaktapur, devastated in the April 25 quake.

加德滿都一家手工藝品商店的店主Prakash Shilpakar表示：“這次地震真的很強烈。”目前，Shilpakar正試圖給位於巴克塔普爾（Bhaktapur）鎮的父母打電話，該鎮在4月25日的地震中曾遭遇毀滅性打擊。

Shockwaves were felt across northern India and as far away as the capital New Delhi, where buildings swayed for more than a minute and people scurried into the streets.

整個印度北部和遠在印度首都新德里的人們也能感受到這次地震的衝擊波。新德里的建築晃動了超過一分鐘，人們紛紛跑到街頭避險。

People in Kathmandu rushed outdoors, Reuters reporters said. There were no immediate reports of damage to buildings. Shopkeepers closed their shops.

路透社(Reuters)記者表示，加德滿都的人們迅速跑到了室外。目前還沒有有關建築損壞的即時報道。當地商家也已關閉了店鋪。

A 7.4 magnitude earthquake has the potential to cause significant damage and landslides.

高達里氏7.4的震級，意味着這次地震很可能導致重大破壞及滑坡現象。

The quake’s epicentre was close to Everest Base Camp, which was evacuated after an avalanche triggered by the April 25 quake killed 18 climbers. Mountaineers seeking to scale the world’s tallest peak have called off this year’s Everest season.

此次地震的震中接近珠峯大本營(Everest Base Camp)。在4月25日發生的地震引發的雪崩導致18名登山人員喪生後，珠峯大本營的人員已經撤離。試圖攀登這座世界最高峯的登山隊員已取消了今年的珠峯登山季活動。