Actually, Kuja didn't destroy only Bran Bal and its surroundings, he destroyed most of the planet, as stated in FFIX Ultimania. As you said, Kuja didn't blow up the planet "DBZ-style", he destroyed its surface.
Pictures from Terra and Gaia before and after they were assimilated: (in case if someone argues that Terra was just a pocket dimension)
http://thelifestream.net/wp-content/...ra-diagram.jpg
Quote from FFIX World Chronology – p.44-46 of the FFIX Ultimania:
"February 28: Kuja goes into Trance and goes wild. Garland disappears.
March 1: Terra is largely destroyed. With the activation of the Iifa Tree, the whole of Gaia starts being covered in Mist. The activity of the roots is enormous and many villages are left in ruins"
So yes, Kuja did destroy most of the planet. Terra was still there, but it was left in a state as seen when your party escapes it.
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