据美联社华盛顿和合众国际社科罗拉多州戈尔登1981年1月29日电综合报道,美国地质调查局说,1980年发生的“重要”(signifi-cant)地震及地震造成的死亡数字比前一年有明显的增加。1980年全世界发生71次重要地震;而1979年和1978年分别为56次和62次,其中包括美国1980年的11次,超过1979年的5次。1980年全世界死于地震的人数猛增到7,140人, According to a comprehensive report by The Associated Press Washington and Allison International of Cornell, January 29, 1981, the United States Geological Survey said the deaths from the “signifi-cant” earthquakes and earthquakes in 1980 Significant increase over the previous year. There were 71 earthquakes worldwide in 1980, compared with 56 and 62 in 1979 and 1978 respectively, including 11 in the United States in 1980 and more than 5 in 1979. The number of people who died in the earthquake in 1980 in the world soared to 7,140,