Why did the Christchurch earthquake (2011) in New Zealand cause much more damage than the larger Canterbury earthquake (2010)?
A) It was larger in magnitude and was deeper.
B) It was closer to a large city with buildings that had been damaged by the earlier earthquake.
C) A large landslide from the Southern Alps mountain range buried the capital city.
D) All of these are correct.
B) It was closer to a large city with buildings that had been damaged by the earlier earthquake.
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