A tidal wave caused by the earthquake hit the coast causing catastrophic damage.

地震引发的海啸袭击了海岸，造成了灾难性的损失。

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The New Zealand earthquake caused road damage and wall collapses in parts of the city of 400,000, and authorities said looters had broken into some damaged shops, according to the Associated Press.

这场地震造成具40万人口的基督城部分路面损坏，墙壁倒塌。 主管机关说强盗闯入损毁的商店打劫，根据相关报道。

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The earthquake caused great damage.

地震造成很大损害。

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In a devastating 90 seconds the 8.8-magnitude earthquake killed close to 500 people and caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage.

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