What caused the earthquake
地震───earthquake;什么───what
The town was rocked by an earthquake.───小镇受到地震的剧烈震动。
Hundreds of people were killed in the earthquake.───那次地震中有数百人死亡.
A violent earthquake occurred there.───那里发生了强烈地震.
The earthquake wreaked havoc on the city.───地震对这个城市造成了大破坏.
Numerous houses collapsed as a result of the Tangshan Earthquake in 1976.───在1976年,无数的房屋因唐山地震而倒坍.
On a world scale the earthquake was a tiddler.───从全球范围看，这次地震算不了什么。
They kept a record of earthquake disasters.───他们记录地震所引发的灾害.
The houses were destroyed by a fire [ a flood, an earthquake ].───房屋被火灾 [ 水灾, 地震 ] 所毁.
Many buildings fell down during the earthquake.
Weren't you wakened by the earthquake last night?
Luckily the museum was not damaged by the earthquake.
Thousands of people perished in the earthquake.
Hundreds of people were rendered homeless by the earthquake.