User blog comment:Lord Loss/Monster Hunter Theory... Blog/@comment-4775842-20120902221823/@comment-74.202.184.103-20121106185659

I'm just going to steer clear of the lao shan lung vs. fatalis discussion.

Isn't it possible that ceadeus could be causing the earthquakes somewhat indirectly by damaging or destroying several load bearing structures. We can see it smashing and blasting through huge rocks and ruins when chasing it through enormous underwater caverns. And considering most of that is going on inside parts of the island, the destruction of those structures may cause much larger sections to collapse which results in moderate or weak shockwaves. Through out the fight in the last area, large rocks are constantly falling from above (though they never hit you), showing that that portion of the island may be very unstable and ready to collapse.

It's sort of like playing tumbling tower, only the tower is replaced with the inside of an island.

Of course it's easy to say it's really just volcanic activity or tectonic plates moving. I'm not saying I'm right. I'm just thinking of an alternative. Just a thought of why the villagers would ever come to the conclusion that ceadeus is causing the mayhem.