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发生于2001年1月13日的萨尔瓦多大地震迄今为止已经造成了400多人死亡、1000多人受伤的严重后果。世界各国的人们在关注萨尔瓦多灾情的同时部希望,人类有朝一日能够像预测天气变化那样预报地震的到来。最近一名日本地震学家表示,准确预报地震在以后的20年内很可能将成为现实。这位乐观的日本地震学家是来自东京大学地震研究所的平田尚志教授,他同时还是日本政府于1998年发起的地震预报项目的负责人。平田教授介绍说,地震学家目前已经从理论上掌握了地震的地质原理以及发生地震的原因,但按照人类现有的科技水平,尚无法深入跟踪了解每次地震的整个过程及其复杂性,因此很难做到准确预报。
The Great Salvador Earthquake, which took place on January 13, 2001, has so far caused the grave consequences of over 400 deaths and more than 1,000 injuries. At the same time that people in all parts of the world are concerned about the disaster in El Salvador, it is hoped that humans will one day be able to predict the arrival of the earthquake as forecasting the weather changes. A recent Japanese seismologist said accurate prediction of the earthquake is likely to come true in the next 20 years. The optimistic Japanese seismologist is Professor Hirata Hirata from the Institute of Seismology at the University of Tokyo. He is also the head of the earthquake prediction project initiated by the Japanese government in 1998. Professor Hirata introduced that seismologists have grasped the geologic principle of earthquake and the reason for the earthquake at present. However, according to the current scientific and technological level of mankind, it is impossible to deeply trace and understand the whole process and the complexity of each earthquake, It is difficult to predict accurately.