美国地质调查局的全国地震情报中心发表了一个既是坏消息又是好消息的关于1983年的地震情况报告。坏消息是指1983年全球发生的重要地震比1980年以来任何一年都要多;好消息是指1983年死于地震的只有2,322人,比1982年死亡的3,338人几乎少了1/3,还不到1981年死亡人数的一半。“重要”(“significant”)地震的定义是,震级为6.5或更大,或震级较小而造成伤亡或相当大损害的地震。1983年全球共发生了这类 The National Geographic Information Service of the United States Geological Survey released a report on the 1983 earthquake that was bad news and good news. The bad news is that more earthquakes hit the globe in 1983 than in any year since 1980; the good news is that only 2,322 people were killed in the earthquake in 1983, almost a third less than the 3,338 people killed in 1982, Less than half the death toll in 1981. “Significant” earthquakes are defined as earthquakes that have a magnitude of 6.5 or greater, or are of lesser magnitude, causing casualties or considerable damage. In 1983 there were a total of this kind of world