"“On our way home from Mountain View, we passed through San Francisco, and, hiring a carriage, spent an hour and a half in viewing the destruction wrought in that great city. Buildings that were thought to be proof against disaster, were lying in ruins. In some instances, buildings were partially sunken in the ground. The city presented a most dreadful picture of the inefficiency of human ingenuity to frame fireproof and earthquake- proof structures.” Testimonies for the Church 9:94, 95 . LS 410.3"
"And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down."
Both passages describe the destruction of buildings and the failure of human efforts to create lasting structures. While not a direct quote, the EGW passage reflects the sentiment of Matthew 24:2 regarding the impermanence of human creations in the face of divine judgment or natural disasters.