You survived a destructive earthquake.

你们战胜了毁灭性的地震。

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They seem to have experienced a destructive earthquake.

他们似乎已经历了一场毁灭性的地震。

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A flood hit the area on the heel of the destructive earthquake.

紧接着那次破坏性的地震，一场洪水又袭击了该地区。

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This was a very shallow earthquake, which means it would tend to be more destructive.

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All visitors must be on a group tour to enter the Kanchenjunga Conservation Area, which means that only a few visitors make it as far as the town of Taplejung, the last point of civilization (which itself is gradually recovering from a deadly and destructive earthquake that hit in September 2011).

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Its most destructive on record was an 8.4 magnitude earthquake on Sept. 1, 1923 on the main, central, island of Honshu.

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Saturday's quake rekindled memories of the 2008 earthquake, which measured 7.9 and ranks among the most destructive natural disasters in recent Chinese history.

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