▁earth qu ake ▁was ▁preced ed ▁by ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁four ▁for es ho cks ▁that ▁were ▁felt ▁in ▁M ash had ▁over ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁three ▁days . ▁The ▁area ▁affected ▁by ▁this ▁earth qu ake ▁was ▁very ▁similar ▁to ▁that ▁affected ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁shock . ▁ ▁Dam age ▁The ▁town ▁of ▁Qu chan , ▁newly ▁re built ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁earth qu ake , ▁was ▁again ▁dev ast ated ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁shock . ▁The ▁Im am za de h ▁of ▁Sultan ▁I bra him , ▁which ▁surv ived ▁the ▁earlier ▁earth qu ake ▁with ▁some ▁damage , ▁col lapsed ▁completely . ▁ 6 0 0 ▁people ▁were ▁tra pped ▁in ▁a ▁mos que ▁that ▁col lapsed ▁and ▁a ▁similar ▁number ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁public ▁bath s . ▁The ▁houses ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁re built ▁after ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁were ▁again ▁ru ined , ▁but ▁their ▁l ighter ▁construction ▁meant ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁far ▁fewer ▁cas ual ties . ▁The ▁for es ho cks ▁may ▁also ▁have ▁provided ▁warning . ▁ ▁After math ▁Initial ▁attempts ▁to ▁move ▁Qu chan ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁location ▁following ▁the ▁earth qu ake ▁caused ▁ri oting . ▁Only ▁after ▁the ▁governor ▁was ▁replaced ▁was ▁the ▁town ▁moved ▁about ▁ 1 0   km ▁to ▁the ▁east , ▁although ▁some ▁families ▁refused ▁to ▁leave ▁their ▁far ms ▁and ▁re built ▁their ▁houses ▁in ▁the ▁old ▁location . ▁The ▁new ▁site ▁is ,