Sentence examples for most devastating earthquakes from inspiring English sources
One of the most devastating earthquakes in modern times struck Haiti on Jan . 12 , 2010
It is five years since one of the most devastating earthquakes in human history razed huge areas of the city, killing up to 220,000 people.
One of the most devastating earthquakes in Indonesian history struck Padang, West Sumatra Province at 17:16 on September 30 , 2009
The 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake (Mw = 9) was one of the most devastating earthquakes in Japanese history and is the fourth largest earthquake to have occurred in the era of instrumental seismology.
On April 15, Nepal was hit by one of the most devastating earthquakes in modern history.
The most devastating earthquake to strike Japan was in 1923, when a magnitude 7.9 tremor devastated Tokyo and Yokohama and killed an estimated 142,800 people.
Until last week, the country's most devastating earthquake was the September 1 , 1923 event.
More than 350 people are so far known to have died in Ecuador's most devastating earthquake in 40 years.
Ecuador's most devastating earthquake in 40 years has killed at least 272 people, with bridges buckling and buildings collapsing in Pacific coastal cities and fishing villages.
Natural Disasters OVER 2,000 PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN AN EARTHQUAKE IN NEPAL It was the most devastating earthquake to hit the country for 80 years.
At the time it struck the 1949 Ambato earthquake was the second-worst earthquake in Ecuador's modern history topped only by the 1797 Riobamba earthquake, and the most devastating earthquake in the Western Hemisphere since the 1944 San Juan earthquake.
