The winter that followed the earthquake was unusually severe , causing many further deaths . Just over a year later , on January 17 , 1895 , Quchan was again devastated by an earthquake , although the death toll was lower , as very few houses of adobe construction had survived the 1893 event and new houses were generally of wooden construction
devastated by an earthquake
1895 Quchan earthquake
1893 Quchan earthquake