Human consequences
Winter cold raises the toll among survivors left without shelter.
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EarthquakeHaiyuan earthquake
273,000Deaths
Not quantifiedDisplaced / homeless
Not quantifiedEstimated cost
- Estimates of 200,000 to 273,000 deaths.
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake strikes the Loess Plateau in the depths of winter. Giant landslides bury entire villages.
Consequences
Environmental consequences
A surface rupture visible over about 200 km and hundreds of landslides in the loess.
Economic consequences
Regional famine during the following winter.
Political consequences
In a China divided among warlords, relief remains very limited.
Further reading
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