1·The epicentre of the most lethal and destructive earthquake in Italy for almost 30 years lay a few kilometres outside the city.
这是意大利近30年中遇难人数最多、破坏性最强的一次地震，震中距市区仅几公里远。
2·Tremors were felt as far away as Bangkok, 800 kilometres from the epicentre, Hanoi and parts of China during the quake, which the US Geological Survey (USGS) measured at magnitude6.8.
距震中800公里的泰国首都曼谷、越南首都河内和中国部分地区都有震感。 据美国地质调查局测量，此次缅甸地震震级为6.8级。
3·However, an initial tsunami warning was issued for local coasts within 100 kilometres of the epicentre at 22:03 UTC.
但是，在世界标准时间22点03分，一个初级海啸预警针对震中方圆100公里的沿海地区发布。
4·Around 900 children were trapped after their school collapsed about 60 miles from the epicentre in Sichuan province.
距离里四川省震中60英里外的一所学校倒塌，约900名儿童被困。
5·Given the degree of destruction in smaller towns close to the epicentre and of older buildings in big cities, the current death toll is sure to rise.
鉴于距震中较近的小城市和大城市中老建筑的破坏程度，当前的死亡人数还会上升。