There are various reasons people live near earthquake prone zones. One of the main reason is simply because people like where they are living, they don't want to leave their friends, family and job. If a person was to leave, he would loose his job and would have to start a new life. Many people cant afford to move from the location because of their financial status. Earthquake prone areas have a lot of job vacancies, this means a jobless person is most likely to stay here. People also think that the chances of an earthquake occurring are not as frequent, some people also don't know that they live in earthquake prone zones. They might also think that the chances of earthquake's occurring are the same throughout the world.