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Over 1,000 Earthquakes Hit Remote Japanese Islands

Over 1,000 earthquakeshavebeenrecordedinthepasttwoweeksonaremoteislandchaininsouthernJapan.

過去兩週，日本南部一個偏遠島嶼發生了 1,000 多次地震。

Expertssaythatseismicactivityhasbeen"veryactive"intheseasaroundtheTokaraislandssince21 June.

專家表示，自6月21日以來，吐噶喇群島週邊海域地震活動「非常活躍」。

Therehavebeennoreportsofdamagehoweverauthoritieshaveadvisedresidentstopreparetomovetosafetyifneeded.

目前尚無損失報告，但當局建議居民做好必要時轉移到安全地帶的準備。

Accordingtolocalmedia, thearearegularlyexperiencesclustersofjoltsbutthenumberofrecenttremorshasbeenunusual.

根據當地媒體通報，該地區經常發生群發性地震，但最近地震的次數卻異常。

Japanisoneoftheworld'smostseismicallyactivecountriesintheworld.

日本是世界上地震活動最活躍的國家之一。

ThisisbecauseitsitsontopoffourmajortectonicplatesalongthewesternedgeofthePacific"RingofFire".

這是因為它位於太平洋「火環」西緣的四大板塊之上。

Thearchipelago, usuallyexperiencesaround 1,500 tremorseveryyearandaccountsforabout18%oftheworld'searthquakes.

該群島每年通常發生約 1,500 次地震，佔世界地震總數的 18% 左右。

TokaraIslandsarearemotechainoftwelveislandswhicharefoundinsouth-westernJapan.

吐噶喇群島是位於日本西南部的一個偏遠島嶼群，由十二個島嶼組成。

SevenofthetwelveIslandsareinhabited, witharound700residentslivingthereintotal.

十二個島嶼中有七個有人居住，總共有大約 700 名居民。

Since21 Junearound 1,031 quakeshavebeenrecordedinthearea.

自 6 月 21 日以來，該地區已發生約 1,031 次地震。

Nomajordamagehasbeenreportedhoweversomeislandershavebeenrecommendedtogetreadytobemovedtosafetyifthefrequencyofearthquakescontinues.

目前尚未收到重大損失的報道，但如果地震持續發生，一些島民被建議做好轉移到安全地方的準備。

TheRingofFirereferstoastringofvolcanoes, earthquakesitesandtectonicplatesaroundthePacific.

火環指的是太平洋周圍的一系列火山、地震地點和板塊。

Itspreadsacrossaround 25,000 miles fromthesoutherntipofSouthAmericaallthewaytoNewZealand.

它從南美洲南端一直延伸到紐西蘭，綿延約 25,000 英里。

Tectonicplates, hugeslabsoftheEarth'scrust, arenotfixedbutareconstantlymoveontopaoflayerofsolidandmoltenrock.

構造板塊是地球地殼的巨大板狀結構，它們並不是固定的，而是在一層固體和熔融的岩石之上不斷移動。

Whenthesepiecesmovetheycancauseearthquakesorvolcanoes, orboth.

當這些碎片移動時，它們可能會引發地震或火山爆發，或兩者兼而有之。

Roughly90%ofallearthquakesoccuralongthisareaandtheringisdottedwith75%ofallactivevolcanoesonEarth-that's452individualactivevolcanoes.

大約 90% 的地震都發生在這一地區，而這一帶分佈著地球上 75% 的活火山 - 即 452 座活火山。

Over 1,000 earthquakes have been recorded in the past two weeks on a remote island chain in southern Japan.

Experts say that seismic activity has been "very active" in the seas around the Tokara islands since 21 June.

There have been no reports of damage however authorities have advised residents to prepare to move to safety if needed.

According to local media, the area regularly experiences clusters of jolts but the number of recent tremors has been unusual.

Japan is one of the world's most seismically active countries in the world.

This is because it sits on top of four major tectonic plates along the western edge of the Pacific "Ring of Fire".

The archipelago, usually experiences around 1,500 tremors every year and accounts for about 18% of the world's earthquakes.

Tokara Islands are a remote chain of twelve islands which are found in south-western Japan.

Seven of the twelve Islands are inhabited, with around 700 residents living there in total.

Since 21 June around 1,031 quakes have been recorded in the area.

No major damage has been reported however some islanders have been recommended to get ready to be moved to safety if the frequency of earthquakes continues.

The Ring of Fire refers to a string of volcanoes, earthquake sites and tectonic plates around the Pacific.

It spreads across around 25,000 miles from the southern tip of South America all the way to New Zealand.

Tectonic plates, huge slabs of the Earth's crust, are not fixed but are constantly move on top a of layer of solid and molten rock.

When these pieces move they can cause earthquakes or volcanoes, or both.

Roughly 90% of all earthquakes occur along this area and the ring is dotted with 75% of all active volcanoes on Earth - that's 452 individual active volcanoes.