2:20am PST - January 23rd, 2021

465 years ago today, the deadliest earthquake in recorded history occurred when a M8.0 earthquake strikes Shaanxi province. The death toll, based on Ming Dynasty's records, was 830,000, and mostly due to collapsed yaodongs – artificial caves in loess cliffs. Image: Wikimedia https://t.co/RL2wttJEW3

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