1 Whenever an earthquake or tsunami takes thousands of innocent lives, a shocked world talks of little else. -Anne M. Mulcahy
Whenever any disaster hits a place, it leaves the world in shock and terror. The sheer magnitude of such disasters is terrifying and there’s very little one can do about them.
2 Whether it is a tsunami, or whether it’s an earthquake – men and women of every ethnic persuasion come together and they just want to help. -Martin Luther King III
It is in times of disaster that people come to truly show their humanity. People irrespective of their race and gender, come forward to help those in need.
3 Those who survived the San Francisco earthquake said, ‘Thank God, I’m still alive.’ -Barbara Boxer
It is when we face death that we truly start to see the value of the life that we have been blessed with. Life is precious, so be grateful of the fact that you are alive and well.
4 In the harrowing aftermath of Haiti’s earthquake, one of the greatest needs became desperately clear: safe water. -Marcus Samuelsson
It is in the face of catastrophic disasters that our most essential necessities are revealed to us. We often take these for granted. Water, food and shelter are the most important requirements for our survival.
5 Without the process that creates earthquakes, our planet could not sustain life. -Adam Hamilton
It is ironic that the same processes that are responsible for life on Earth, are the ones that can instantly destroy it. Our entire existence is at the mercy of nature.
6 We’re small and when big geophysical events happen – a huge earthquake, tsunami, or volcanic eruption – we’re reminded of that. -James Balog
When compared to nature, we’re small, expendable beings. Every time there’s a catastrophe we are reminded of our powerlessness in the face of nature.
7 A bad earthquake at once destroys the oldest associations: the world, the very emblem of all that is solid. -Charles Darwin
Earthquakes are constant reminders of our civilisations’ perishability. Every monument, building and statue that we’ve built is insignificant in the face of nature’s fury.
8 It takes an earthquake to remind us that we walk on the crust of an unfinished planet. -Charles Kuralt
The Earth is young and in a process of constant change. Every earthquake, tsunami and cataclysm that occurs is a result of the changes taking place in the Earth’s core.
9 My experience of earthquakes has always been more the fear of them, or the possibility. -Karen Thompson Walker
Earthquakes are massive disasters that wreak havoc on an unimaginably large scale. The possibility of such an event occurring is what is bone-chillingly terrying.
10 The impact of the earthquake on mental health was huge and unimaginably deep in people’s lives. -Reggie Fils-Aime
A massive disaster like an earthquake can take thousands of innocent lives and destroy properties on an immense scale. The people who have survived such disasters have to live with the memory of the horror and that deeply affects them mentally.
Top 10 Earthquake Quotes and Sayings
1. Whenever an earthquake or tsunami takes thousands of innocent lives, a shocked world talks of little else. -Anne M. Mulcahy
2. Whether it is a tsunami, or whether it’s an earthquake – men and women of every ethnic persuasion come together and they just want to help. -Martin Luther King III
3. Those who survived the San Francisco earthquake said, ‘Thank God, I’m still alive.’ -Barbara Boxer
4. In the harrowing aftermath of Haiti’s earthquake, one of the greatest needs became desperately clear: safe water. -Marcus Samuelsson
5. Without the process that creates earthquakes, our planet could not sustain life. -Adam Hamilton
6. We’re small and when big geophysical events happen – a huge earthquake, tsunami, or volcanic eruption – we’re reminded of that. -James Balog
7. A bad earthquake at once destroys the oldest associations: the world, the very emblem of all that is solid. -Charles Darwin
8. It takes an earthquake to remind us that we walk on the crust of an unfinished planet. -Charles Kuralt
9. My experience of earthquakes has always been more the fear of them, or the possibility. -Karen Thompson Walker
10. The impact of the earthquake on mental health was huge and unimaginably deep in people’s lives. -Reggie Fils-Aime
