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This is Scientific American’s 60-Second Science. I’m Steve Mirsky. Got a minute?

To be honest with you, I didn’t feel a thing. But many other Scientific American staffers felt the shaking a few minutes before 2 P.M. Eastern time. After checking Twitter and other sources to discover what had happened, a lot of the crew ran to their desks to begin covering the East Coast earthquake of 2011. You can find their stories and photos on our website.

And you can help researchers learn more about the quake. If you were in any of the affected¹ areas—from Georgia to Toronto and west to Ohio—go to the website of the United States Geological² Survey, the USGS. Go to their earthquake page, earthquake.usgs.gov. There you’ll see an item called Did You Feel It?, where you can share your location and your estimate of the strength of the shaking. If, like me, you didn’t feel anything, enter that too—it’s all valuable.

Your info will help create a Community Internet Intensity³ Map that can provide important data about the scope⁴ of the quake and contribute to ongoing⁵ earthquake research. That’s earthquake.usgs.gov

Thanks for the minute. For Scientific American’s 60-Second Science, I’m Steve Mirsky.

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1 affected
adj.不自然的，假装的
参考例句：
She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。 His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

2 geological
adj.地质（学）的
参考例句：
aeons of geological history 数以亿万年计的地质史 The workers skirted the edge of the cliff on a geological survey. 工人们沿着崖壁作了一次地质勘察。来自《简明英汉词典》

3 intensity
n.强烈，剧烈；强度；烈度
参考例句：
I didn't realize the intensity of people's feelings on this issue.我没有意识到这一问题能引起群情激奋。 The strike is growing in intensity.罢工日益加剧。

4 scope
n.（处理、研究事物的）范围，余地，机会
参考例句：
There is limited scope for creativity in my job.我的工作中发挥创造力的空间有限。 There is little scope for initiative in this job.这工作几乎没有发挥主动性的余地。

5 ongoing
adj.进行中的，前进的
参考例句：
The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。 The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。