| MANAGUA | Capital city in Central America (pop 1 million), hit by a major earthquake in 1972 (7) |
| SKOPJE | Balkan city hit by a major earthquake on July 26, 1963 (6) |
| BICYCLES | Nine Million --------, hit Katie Melua song (8) |
| COLON | Small city and seaport in Central America (pop about 80,000), on the Caribbean Sea (5) |
| PANAMA | Country in Central America (pop 4.5 million) (6) |
| MATTDRUDGE | His Web site had over 600 million hits in the past year |
| SOLOMON | In April 2007 this Pacific nation was struck by a major earthquake and tsunami, ... Islands |
| CARACAS | Capital city in South America (pop about 2.5 million) founded in 1467 (7) |
| TORONTO | Large city in North America (pop about 2.8 million), founded in 1793 (7) |
| SANFRANCISCO | U.S. city devastated by a major earthquake in 1906 (3,9) |
| OSAKA | Kobe and which neighbouring Japanese city were damaged by a major earthquake in 1995? (5) |
| YEREVAN | West Asian capital city (pop about 1 million), founded in 782 BC (7) |
| KAMPALA | Capital city in central Africa (7) |
| HAITI | Caribbean country that was devastated by a major earthquake in 2010 (5) |
| ASMARA | Capital city in eastern Africa (pop 1 million), at a height of 7,628 feet (6) |
| SOLDIER | Engaged by a major employer in private (7) |
| CALDERA | Large bowl-shaped volcanic crater, typically formed by a major eruption leading to the collapse of the cone (7) |
| FEATHER | Energy in pop one among things that get us down? (7) |
| ABUJA | City in west Africa (pop 1 million) created the national capital in 1991 (5) |
| FREETOWN | Seaport and capital city in west Africa (pop 1 million) founded in 1792 (8) |
