But a powerful earthquake can be devastating.

但强的地是具有毁灭性的。

The quake's magnitude was measured at 6.6.

地测定为6.6。

The magnitude of the earthquake was about 9.2.

这次地的约为9.2。

Dozens of earthquakes have rattled this area in recent days but this was the largest.

近日，该地发生地数十余次，此次地为最高。

In the year 2014, Crete had more than 1300 earthquakes of magnitude 2.0 or higher.

在2014年，克里特岛发生了超过1300次不低于2.0的地。

The 1998 sunquake would have measured an 11.3 on the Richter scale.

1998年的日，到里氏11.3。

Monitoring centers gave back magnitudes ranging from 6.5 to 6.8.

多个监测中心返回数据称，在6。5-6。8之间。

That was the exact time that a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck five years beforehand.

5年前正是这个时间，日本发生了9.0的地。

That's powerful. It can cause a lot of damage.

这一属于强。可造成严重损失。

This was a magnitude 7.8 quake, a major one, capable of causing significant damage.

此次大地为7.8，造成了严重破坏。

A magnitude of 5.2 was registered on the Richter scale.

为里氏5.2。

The magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck near the city of Kumamoto on the island of Kyushu.

此次为7.0的地发生在日本九州岛熊本市附近。

Magnitude is a measure of the energy released during an earthquake.

是指地时其所释放能量的多少。

Aftershocks occurred between five and six magnitude.

余为5到6之间。

Iran's state TV said the quakes measured 6.3 and 6.4 magnitude.

伊朗国家电视台称，这次地的分别为6。3和6。4。

With a magnitude of 8.1, the tremor was capable of destroying entire towns.

这场地为8.1，强度足以摧毁整个城镇。

This one was a magnitude 7.1 earthquake.

这场地的为7.1。

The greatest recorded earthquake ever to hit North America measured a massive 9.2.

有记录以来，北美洲遭受过的最强地，其9.2。

The United States Geological Survey says the quake had a magnitude of 8.1.

美国地质调查局表示，这场地的为8.1。

They are measured on a scale called the Moment Magnitude Scale (Mw).

地用矩来测量。