Architect here, aside from the comments already added here, it is important to point out that the scale of devastation in human population in an earthquake is most often due to the designed limit of buildings (environment) to be able to withstand the forces.
In other words. Earthquakes alone don’t kill people, earthquakes topple buildings which then in turn kill people.
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Reply to How do Earthquakes affect animals? by ObberGobb
Architect here, aside from the comments already added here, it is important to point out that the scale of devastation in human population in an earthquake is most often due to the designed limit of buildings (environment) to be able to withstand the forces.
In other words. Earthquakes alone don’t kill people, earthquakes topple buildings which then in turn kill people.