Why did the 9.2 magnitude in Alaska's 1964 earthquake result in only 131 deaths, while the 7.0 magnitude in Haiti's 2010 earthquake result in over 300,000 deaths?
A) poor construction of buildings in Haiti caused buildings to collapse
B) because Alaska is built on loose sediment and buildings moved with the shaking
C) because of low population density near the epicenter in Alaska's earthquake
D) both (a) and (c)
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