The day the Earth moved

The.....earthquake destroyed many houses in the area.

• courageous

• devastating

• frantic

• triggered

There was a\an .......rush to escape from the burning building.

• stranded

• devastating

• warning

• frantic

The building was so damaged that the police worried it would.......

• collapse

• shook

• rip apart

• sweep away

Scientists recorded a series of.......after the strong quake.

• foreshocks

• aftershocks

• debris

• force

The underwater quake ........a huge tsunami wave.

• roll across

• stranded

• struggled

• triggered

The tsunami............many houses.

• forced away

• swept away

• sweep away

• force away

A mass of rock and earth moving suddenly and quickly down a steep slope

The mayor ordered a\an............of the area after the tsunami warning.

The quake's..........was at sea, 100 kilometres from the coast.

The hurricane .......... for the Caribbean island. (past simple)