In 1718, a massive earthquake in China triggered landslides that buried entire cities
In 1718, a powerful earthquake struck China's Gansu province, triggering catastrophic landslides that buried over 73,000 people and altered the local landscape forever during the height of the Qing dynasty.
A devastating magnitude 7.5 earthquake rocked the Tongwei region of China in 1718, but the shaking was only the beginning of the horror. The area's loose loess soil proved unstable, causing massive hillsides to liquefy and slide into the valleys below. These 'mountains that walked' swallowed entire villages and cities in seconds, leaving no time for escape.
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