Selective Apocolyptica

Are some areas of the world just meant to be decimated by Mother Nature? I heard on the news today that the southern island of Japan had the misfortune of suffering another earthquake. Since December Asia has been having earthquakes left and right. peaking with the unfortunate quake that caused the tsunami that took so many people's lives. Recently that area suffered another underwater quake, though not causing a tsunami this time around. Kind of makes me think that some higher power has a personal grudge against the people of this part the world.