11.   It came two months after an earthquake devastated Kobe, a once-bustling port city that prided itself on its quake-resistant construction.

12.   Ten days after a strong earthquake devastated several villages in southern Croatia, new aftershocks were reported in the area.

13.   The day after a massive earthquake devastated Kobe and killed thousands, he was waiting in line with his family for handouts of food.

14.   The population of Kobe has nearly rebounded to the level it was before an earthquake devastated the city almost six years ago, a city official said Friday.

15.   Viktor Chernomyz was pulled from the debris of his shattered apartment building shortly after a powerful earthquake devastated this remote little Russian town.

16.   The Osaka Securities Exchange failed to open Tuesday after a massive earthquake devastated the western Japanese city.

17.   Japanese manufacturers halted factory operations in western Japan on Tuesday while the Osaka Securities Exchange suspended share trading after a massive earthquake devastated the area.

18.   Major manufacturers and retailers are back on track a year after an earthquake devastated Kobe, but small businesses have been left in the debris.