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Originally Posted by DixieGal
I can probably guess much of the answer: Unreinforced stone buildings in a geologically unstable region? Beautiful, but they turn to rubble pretty easily when the foundations shift.
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I seem to remember hearing that a lot of the buildings that did the damage are more modern concrete builings, from the 60s and 70s (and possibly 80s). Some of that was due to poor building regulations. The older stone buildings have often survived -- the very old ones often had to survive many earthquakes to be still standing. I suspect the nature allows most of them to flex and re-settle.
Sympathies to those involved. It's a beautiful part of the world and I hope that the villages and towns manage to survive and not become abandoned.