Caracas, at the time a city of 32,000 inhabitants and the capital of Venezuela, was reduced to ruins, and most of the churches were completely destroyed.
It's the oldest European city in the Americas and the capital of Spain's first colony in this part of the world.
Toronto, Canada's most populous city and the capital of Ontario, the most populous province, has long been the country's business and financial centre.
And the capital of Mozambique, Lourenco Marques, became Maputo.
It was banned this week in Spain, the Netherlands, Thailand and the capital of India.
Perth is a city of two million souls and the capital of Western Australia.
It was January, 1870, and the capital of world revolution was once again in turmoil.
Mbandaka is a river port and the capital of Équateur province.
Lahore, Urdu Lāhawr, second largest city of Pakistan and the capital of Punjab province.
Saint Helier, chief town, resort, parish, and the capital of Jersey, in the Channel Islands.
The tremors were felt in Chengdu, one of China's biggest cities and the capital of Sichuan Province.
