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English to Indonesian: EARTHQUAKES General field: Science Detailed field: Geography
Source text - English Some countries have large numbers of earthquakes. Japan is one of them. Others do not have many; for example, there are few earthquakes in Britain. There is often a great noise during an earthquake. The ground vibrates. Houses fall down. Railway lines are broken. Trains run off the lines. Sometimes thousands of people are killed in different ways. About 60,000 were killed in 1783 in South Italy. The volcano in the Krakatoa island in Indonesia caused a terrible earthquake in 1883 and 35,000 people were killed.
Earthquakes often happen near volcanoes, but this is not always true. The centres of some are under the sea. The bottom of the sea suddenly moves. The powerful forces inside the earth break the rocks. The coast is shaken and great waves appear. These waves travel long distances and rush over the land when they reach it. They are strong enough to break down houses and other buildings; sometimes they break more buildings than the earthquake itself.
Fires followed the great earthquakes in San Francisco (1906) and Tokyo (1923). At San Francisco the earthquake broke the gas pipes. The gas escaped, and soon large numbers of fires were burning in the city. The water pipes were also shaken and broken; so it was not possible to put the fires out. There was no water.
The Tokyo earthquake of 1923 happened just before the middle of the day. People were cooking meals on their fires at that time. When the ground shook, the fires shook too. Hot materials were thrown on different parts of the houses, some of which were made of wood. Soon 134 fires were burning in the city.
On November 1st, 1755, a great earthquake was felt in Lisbon, Portugal. Its centre was under the sea to the west of Lisbon. Its results were felt far away in other places in Spain, France and North Africa. Three of the worse shocks brought down all the houses in the lower part of Lisbon. Great waves were formed in the sea, and some of them were 40 feet high. Unusual waves were noticed in many countries far away. They were seen in Tangier, Britain and Holland, in Martinique and Barbados. These shocks even shook the lakes in Italy and Switzerland, and in Scotland, Norway and Sweden. Some of these lakes are about 1,750 miles from Lisbon.
Another terrible earthquake happened in Assam, India, in 1896. The ground near Shillong suddenly moved 11 feet to one side. Then it moved back again. It continued to act like this 200 times a minute: more than three times a second. Few buildings can stand up when that is happening. Trees were broken off near the bottom, and the great stones of Khasi flew four feet up into the air.
What kind of building stands up best in an earthquake? A building with concrete walls is perhaps the best. A steel frame will make it even stronger. The frame holds the different parts together, and the walls do not easily fall. There is less chance of fire because concrete and steel do not burn. The Americans carefully studied the results of the earthquake at San Francisco, and they believe that this kind of building is the safest.
Translation - Indonesian Sejumlah negara sering mengalami gempa bumi. Salah satunya Jepang. Negara lain tidak terlalu sering mengalaminya; ada gempa bumi yang jarang terjadi di Inggris. Saat gempa bumi terjadi, sering terdengar suara gemuruh, permukaan bumi bergetar, rumah-rumah ambruk, dan sambungan rel kereta api lepas sehingga menyebabkan kereta api anjlok. Terkadang banyak orang tewas dengan berbagai macam cara. Sekitar 60,0000 orang tewas pada tahun 1783 di Italia Selatan. Gunung api Krakatau di Indonesia menyebabkan gempa bumi mengerikan pada tahun 1833 dan 35000 orang tewas.
Gempa bumi sering terjadi dekat gunung api, namun ini tidak selalu begitu. Pusat sejumlah gempa bumi terletak berada di dasar laut. Dasar laut yang tiba-tiba bergeser itulah penyebabnya. Geseran kuat dalam bumi memecahkan bebatuan. Pesisir pantai terguncang dan muncul gelombang raksasa. Gelombang raksasa ini menjangkau jarak yang jauh dan menyapu daratan saat tiba di pantai. Mereka mampu menghancurkan rumah dan bangunan lainnya, bahkan mereka merusak banyak bangunan lebih dari yang disebabkan gempa bumi itu sendiri.
Terjadi kebakaran yang melanda setelahi gempa bumi dahsyat di San Francisco tahun 1906 dan Tokyo tahun 1923. Di San Francisco gempa bumi memecahkan pipa gas. Pipa bocor dan sesaat kobaran api muncul membakar kota. Pipa air juga terguncang dan pecah; Tidak mungkin memadamkan api saat tidak ada air.
Gempa bumi Tokyo tahun 1923 terjadi sesaat sebelum siang hari. Masyarakat sedang memasak di atas tungku saat itu. Ketika dataran berguncang, tungku juga ikut berguncang. Alat-alat masak dapur terlempar ke berbagai bagian rumah, yang sebagian terbuat dari kayu. Dalam sekejap 134 kebakaran melanda kota tersebut.
Pada tanggal 1 November 1755, gempa bumi dahsyat terjadi di Lisbon, Portugal. Pusatnya terletak di dalam laut di sebelah barat kota Lisbon. Dampaknya dirasakan di sejumlah tempat yang lokasinya jauh seperti Spanyol, Prancis, dan Afrika Utara. Tiga guncangan yang paling dahsyat merobohkan semua rumah di bagian selatan Lisbon. Ombak besar muncul dari laut, beberapa darinya setinggi 12 meter. Ombak yang tak lazim terdeteksi yang lokasinya jauh. Ombak itu terdeteksi di Tangier di Maroko, Inggris, Belanda, Martinik dan Barbados. Guncangan ini bahkan menyebabkan bergolaknya danau-danau di Italia dan Swiss, serta Skotlandia, Norwegia, dan Swedia. Beberapa danau ini berjarak 1,750 mil dari Lisbon.
Gempa bumi dahsyat lainnya terjadi di Assam, India tahun 1896. Permukaan dekat Shillong tiba tiba bergeser 3 meter ke sisi lain. Kemudian bergeser kembali. Hal tersebut berlangsung 200 kali dalam semenit: lebih dari tiga kali sedetik. Hanya sedikit bangunan yang mampu bertahan saat gempa tersebut. Pepohonan tumbang di dekat bagian bawah, dan batuan besar dari Khasi melambung ke udara.
Jenis bangunan apakah yang paling tahan gempa? Mungkin bangunan yang terbuat dari dinding beton adalah yang terbaik. Kerangka baja akan membuatya lebih kuat. Rangka menyatukan berbagai bagian dan dindingnya tidak mudah runtuh. Kemungkinan terjadinya kebakaran lebih kecil karena beton dan baja tidak mudah terbakar. Para peneliti Amerika dengan cermat mempelajari hasil gempa bumi di San Francisco dan mereka percaya bahwa bangunan semacam ini adalah yang paling aman.
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