Consider the below photograph.
What does this illustrate about the nature of earthquake destruction?
A) Earthquake destruction takes a long time to occur. In a year's time, the seemingly intact building may look the same as the destroyed building.
B) Earthquake destruction is not widespread. It often destroys only a building or two.
C) Different building codes matter greatly. Buildings that can take earthquake stresses often survive without damage while others build differently face total destruction.
D) Earthquake destruction is very sporadic. Like tornadoes, it may hit one street block hard and completely miss another.
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