The effects of the first human sin would actually be analogous to a terrible earthquake, devastating human nature and making man's place in Nature insecure. (faith.org.uk)
This was a difficult month when on April 16th a terrible earthquake devastated much of the coastal areas in Ecuador. (chocchick.com)
Saturday's terrible earthquake was the latest result of an ongoing collision of giant pieces of our planet, a slow - moving disaster that started about 50 million years ago. (scientificamerican.com)