Because the money is the important thing. These earthquakes are a product of oil production, and they have a negative impact on people in those communities. Oil

Because the money is the important thing. These earthquakes are a product of oil production, and they have a negative impact on people in those communities. Oil production makes a small number of people very rich, and those people use that money to buy political influence, which means that the state continues to allow them to do something that has strong negative externalities, and doesn't force them to appropriately compensate those who are affected.