Why do we have these sorts of tectonic hazards? Isn’t there a way to stop it all at once?

Question: Why do we have these sorts of tectonic hazards? Isn't there a way to stop it all at once?
- Keywords:
  hazard,
  tectonic
Asked by iqramahmood to James V, Davie on 27 Jun 2012.
- James Verdon answered on 27 Jun 2012:
  
  Hi iqramahmood,
  We get earthquakes because tectonic plates are moving around against each other. Where they move against each other, along fault lines, we get earthquakes. The forces involved are so powerful, there’s little we can do to stop an earthquake from happening.

Question: Why do we have these sorts of tectonic hazards? Isn't there a way to stop it all at once?