Uno, Where did I insist and declare dogmatically that God did this in response to the Prayer? You pasted copies of what I wrote, when you replied to O NO were not me saying that this was definitely God doing it. I have always been consistant in maintaing that God could have done it. That God does answer prayers.
Also I have been consistant in saying God, today, in this time does not act as He did in times before with mankind or humankind. Today we are under a period and Covenant (Agreement) of Grace whereby by Faith man is justified by belief in Jesus Christ, God's Son and only appointed way by which Mankind's sins can be forgiven. In times before Christ God could and did bring direct Judgment and Wrath upon nations and peoples for various reasons but this is not that time period so people who are of the opinion that Earthquakes, Hurricanes, Droughts, Floods whatever malady hits is God's wrath just do not comprehend or understand Scripture as to how God is dealing with humankind today, after Jesus Christ.
Another thing that has changed is humankind's relationship with God the Father. Before Jews and surely gentiles could not even approach God to look upon His Face or countenance without sure and immediate death. Only the High Priest could enter into the Temple's Holy of Holies once a year on a specified day under very strict directions and preparations to approach God for forgiveness. Jesus Christ did away with that system and through Jesus Christ we have access direct to God via God's Holy Spirit which literally resides along with our inner spirit of those whom know God and are His. We, Christians, are Blood Brothers and Blood Sisters not by physical human blood that runs through our physical bodies but by the Holy Spirit account of the Blood that was shed on the Cross by Christ crucified account of our, everyone's, sins. It is the only way by which we can please God and be acceptable to God.
The ripping of that temple curtain that separated the people from God's Holy of Holies was symbolic of the new Covenant/Agreement between man and God and symbolic of man's direct access unto God to present his/her needs.
Matthew 27:50-54 (NIV)
{50} And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit.
{51} At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks split.
{52} The tombs broke open and the bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life.
{53} They came out of the tombs, and after Jesus' resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many people.
{54} When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified, and exclaimed, "Surely he was the Son of God!"