It emerged that the Rey Lee Resort Hotel, which suffered severe structural damage in the quake, is actually an illegal structure, and its business license was revoked long ago. However, the owner had continued operating the hotel, leading to many guests being injured by earth and rock falls set off by the quake.
同樣夾雜人為因素，這次地震中建築結構嚴重受損的瑞里大飯店被發現原來竟是違章建築，營利事業登記證也早已被註銷，業者卻仍繼續經營，致使此次地震造成多位房客遭土石壓傷。