violent earthquake

In July 1997, a violent earthquake struck the city and most of the state.

We were all hurled to the ground by the most violent earthquake I've ever been through.

The second building was wrecked by the violent earthquake of March 10, 1933.

Ever since then, it had survived every natural disaster, including violent earthquakes and the great fire of 1923.

At last there was a still more violent earthquake, and a huge gap appeared in the side of the Mountains.

The eruption began on 29 June, and five violent earthquakes shook the area.

The volcano began to signal its intentions with violent earthquakes in May 1883.

The city lies close to a fault line and thus prone to violent earthquakes.

The problem was graphically emphasized in the violent earthquake last Monday.

To make the situation even worse, a violent earthquake buried the city beneath rubble.

In 1854 a violent earthquake ruined the abbey even more, but also caused something of a new beginning.

On 31 December 1936, a violent earthquake destroyed most of the buildings and homes in the parish.

The contrast with China, tragically struck by a violent earthquake last week, is remarkable.

Japan suffers violent earthquakes and sinks into the sea.

On January 12, 2010, Haiti was struck by the most violent earthquake in a century.

Violent earthquakes caused major upheavals in the Earth's surface.

It would be preceded by a violent earthquake.

Now it sprang back into spherical form with violent earthquakes and intense volcanic action.

In 1223 a violent earthquake destroyed the monastery.

In September 1923 she assisted victims of violent earthquakes which shook Japan.

As punishment, God struck the delegates with lightning and killed them with a violent earthquake.

The stolen pieces must be found or the planet will fall into ruin as evidenced by increasingly violent earthquakes.

The city of Osaka suffers tremendously because of a very violent earthquake.

They may be wise; the scientists say there could be more violent earthquakes and eruptions.

The county is within a very active seismic zone, and have been struck in 2008, 2009 and 2011 by violent earthquakes.