late years
a previous year
recent years
past year
The most severe earthquake of ___1___ was the great Alaskan earthquake of 1964.
Fault movements took place in ___2___ where the damage was minimal.
___3___, damage in Anchorage, 200 km away, was extensive.
___4___ were completely destroyed, and ___5___ were severely cracked and could not be repaired.