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A strong earthquake struck the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan on Saturday, killing more than 30 people and injuring hundreds of others, local authorities said.
周六中國西南部四川省遭遇強烈地震。據(jù)官方報道，已有30余人死亡，數(shù)百人受傷。（小編注：截至4月21日15點，地震共造成186人死亡，21人失蹤，11393人受傷，其中968人重傷。）

The quake struck just after 8 a.m. local time about 115 kilometers (70 miles) away from the provincial capital, Chengdu, at a depth of around 12 kilometers, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There was conflicting information about the earthquake's strength, with the USGS putting the magnitude at 6.6 and the China Earthquake Networks Center gauging it at 7.0.
當?shù)貢r間清晨八點左右，在距離四川省會成都大約115公里左右的，發(fā)生了震源深度為12公里左右的地震。據(jù)美國USGS估計震級大約為6.6級，中國報道為7.0級。

It was followed by at least eight aftershocks of magnitudes between 4.5 and 5.1, the USGS said.
隨后，又發(fā)生了至少8次4.5-5.1級余震。（小編注：21日17時05分在四川省成都市邛崍市附近又發(fā)生了5.0級左右地震，最終結果以正式速報為準。）

Authorities have responded by sending rescue workers to the area around the epicenter, shutting down the airport in Chengdu and suspending high-speed rail operations, state media reported.
政府已經(jīng)輸送救援人員前往震中地區(qū)，并關閉了成都機場和高鐵。

The event stirred memories of the devastating earthquake that hit Sichuan in 2008, killing more than 87,000 people.
本次地震喚起了人民對2008年四川h毀滅性大地震的慘痛回憶，約有八萬七千名民眾在那次地震中遇難。

The epicenter was in Lushan country, a district of Yaan. That area is home to China's famous giant pandas and houses the country's biggest panda research center.
震中為雅安市蘆山縣，正是中國著名的大熊貓養(yǎng)殖基地。

CCTV reported that the panda facility is about 40 kilometers away from the epicenter.
據(jù)中央電視臺報道說大熊貓養(yǎng)殖基地處于距離震中大約40公里的地方。

Residents of Chongqing, a sprawling metropolis more than 300 kilometers from Yaan, said the quake also shook buildings there.
在距離雅安300公里處的大城市重慶，人們普遍反映震感強烈。

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