Every increase of one number in magnitude means the energy release of the quake is 32 times greater. 在量级上每增加一个数字意味着地震所释放的能量增加32倍。
The Kobe quake was the most devastating in modern times to hit a city in the developed world. 在当代发达国家城市遭受的侵袭中,神户地震的破坏性最大。
Blame the quake's strength ( 8.0 on the Richter scale, or more than 30 times more powerful than the recent quake in Haiti ) as well as timing and location. 原因在于震级(里氏8.0级,比刚发生的海地地震强30倍),还有时间和地点。