https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake Concrete that can withstand M7-8 is a lot more expensive, mostly limited

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake Concrete that can withstand M7-8 is a lot more expensive, mostly limited to commercial buildings. There’s plenty of brick homes in the rest of the country.