Magnitude 7 earthquakes happen constantly throughout the year [0][1], but never make the news because they are either out of the way or drowned out by other news.

Also, earthquake deaths are correlated with government capacity. Compare Myanmar with Thailand (BKK is just as far as Yangon is from the epicenter), yet only 1 under construction building fell in Bangkok, despite hundreds of much smaller buildings collapsing all over Myanmar.

Myanmar is a country in the midst of a protracted civil war, and in a lot of cases there just isn't any government outside of the largest cities. And even then you are seeing more building collapses in Yangon than in BKK. Also, Chiang Mai (Thailand's second city) is also fairly close to the epicenter compared to other cities, yet there was marginal destruction there.

It's the same way how an earthquake the size of 2010 Haiti (6.5) only elicits a yawn in California and 0 deaths.

[0] - https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/browse/significant.p...

[1] - https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/browse/significant.p...

this, the arc of the covenant news, UAPs, solar storms, PNW & midwest storms, fires, etc... wouldn't be surprised at this point. its actually becoming somewhat mainstream to believe that a 'cataclysm' is coming given recent events.