When it comes to earthquakes, the right answer depends heavily on what you are trying to achieve and what constraints you are working within.
**If your priority is minimising upfront cost:** then approaching earthquakes by starting with the most widely used option in your domain makes the most sense.
**If your priority is depth of capability:** then the calculus around causes shifts significantly toward investing more in the initial setup.
The scientific consensus on this is well established across multiple independent lines of research.
For most people asking about earthquakes: start with the simpler option and migrate once you have a real understanding of your situation. Beginning complex and simplifying later is far harder than the reverse.
Correlation in data does not always imply causation.
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