Module 3 The Violence of Nature Section Ⅳ Other Parts of the Module[原文呈现]Earthquakes Around the PacificAbout 400 earthquakes occur worldwide① every day, more than a hundred thousand in a year
China is situated in② one of the most active③ earthquake regions in the world and there have been④ many terrible earthquakes
The most serious of these occurred in Hua County in Shaanxi Province in 1556
The earthquake affected eight provinces in Central China
It covered an area of⑤ 800 square kilometres
In some communities, 60 percent of the population⑥ were killed
In all⑦, 830,000 people lost their lives⑧
The California Earthquake of the 18th of April 1906 is the worst⑨ earthquake that has ever happened in the United States⑩
It took place⑪ at 5:15 a.m
, and lasted⑫ for only a minute
However, it