Shaking not always deadly

image obtained at the USGS website.


The recent quake in the Banda Sea pales in comparison to quake that rocked the SUMATRA-ANDAMAN ISLANDS, and triggered the Tsunami that caused horrific carnage.
If this quake had rocked most major cities, it might well have caused catastophic loss of life, note how many of these quakes were smaller than this one, but luckily it happened in an area where such an outcome was not the result.