In the 1985 Mexico earthquake buildings with 10-20 storeys literally tore themselves apart because
A) they were badly constructed.
B) they were not finished.
C) the rocks beneath them were hard.
D) they had the same natural frequency as the materials on which they were built.
E) the earthquake occurred right under the city.
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