Possible Clues:

• One of those points of great danger heroic Frenchman's between
• Huge group of soldiers seizing part of hospital — big shock may be felt there
• Nice Peter sacked where disaster strikes
• Large-scale course briefly a focus for seismologist
• Point at middle of earthquake
• Focus! Impressive starter not totally finished
• Point in shock, impressive food course having no end
• Focus of activity in great course, incomplete
• It's central to long poem from the heart without copyright
• Grand hospital department needing engineers in situation where things fall apart