https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/spea...m=.f81d21361bad

The article makes this important point, significant well beyone any specific locality:

" Most earthquake fatalities are typically tied not to the magnitude of the quake, but the quality of the infrastructure where the quake hit. The Los Angeles Times reported that the school where 19 children died appeared to be built of brittle concrete with insufficient reinforcing steel."