The earthquake crumbled the mountainsides surrounding Beichuan's county seat, burying a third of it in a wave of boulders that crushed buses and burst holes through buildings.
Fears were growing for hundreds still missing after a huge wave triggered by a powerful earthquake Monday hit the Mentawais off the west coast of Sumatra.
周一,在苏门答腊岛西海岸外的明打威群岛,一场强烈的地震引发巨浪;之后恐惧蔓延,因为尚有数百人失踪。
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Here's a great chart showing the timing ofwave impact in Hilo, Hawaii after a Chilean earthquake in 1960.