What damage could a earthquake cause?（in English please）

An earthquake can pull down tall buildings,make earth cracked and stop the utilities as well as the telecommunications,thus numerous people will be stuck,hurt and even dead.
地震会将高楼震下、大地开裂并使公用资源以及通信都中断,因此会让无数人受困其中,受伤甚至死亡.What can human beings do to deal with it？作文也要帮你写啊，你自己会的自己写，有困难的翻译我来，否则这样帮不到你的。谢谢了额~ 其实我会，只是偷懒一下~ 还是谢谢你啦~