There hadn't been an earthquake in the ordinary sense of the word.
6 seconds sound clip from the The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1954) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:27:16 in the DVD version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- Well, if you say so. World, just stop rotating.
- Oh, dear. I thought something would go wrong.
- Maydig, where are you? There's been an earthquake or something terrible. Maydig! Maydig!
- Perhaps I should explain what had happened.
- There hadn't been an earthquake in the ordinary sense of the word.
- Well, there was only one thing for him to do.
- Oh dear, I wish I'd never started all this. Well, I'll see what I can do.
- Well, let me be back before ever the miracles began.
[...]