A few weeks ago, a massive thousand people got killed by an earthquake in Turkey. Did anyone think of "asking the earth to shift more gently" not to hurt people?!
It's crazy to think so, and if we saw someone praying like that, we would hospitalize him…

What is the Purpose of Time and Space?
“Nothing exists that does not have its place” [Avot 7:3]
Philosophers and scientists have expended great efforts in defining the concepts of time and space...