# An earthquake about 3,000 years ago triggered landslides that diverted the river, and the people moved to…

> Still possible: An earthquake about 3,000 years ago triggered landslides that diverted the river, and the people moved to Jinsha.

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# An earthquake about 3,000 years ago triggered landslides that diverted the river, and the people moved to…

An earthquake about 3,000 years ago triggered landslides that diverted the river, and the people moved to Jinsha.

**Still possible** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Still possible** Its tests haven't settled it: one piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Dated landslide and flood deposits near 3,000 years ago; a river channel shift towards Jinsha.

## What would rule it out

- Geological dating of the diversion far from the site's decline.

## Evidence 1 for · none against

[Terrace walls and sediment evidence indicate an earthquake and floods sometime between 3,330 and 2,200 years…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/sanxingdui/evidence/EVD0D73A21T03P1/terrace-walls-and-sediment-evidence-indicate-an-earthquake)

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## The questions it answers

[Why was Sanxingdui abandoned?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/sanxingdui/questions/QST0D739WNY79DE/why-was-sanxingdui-abandoned)

Part of [Why were the Sanxingdui objects broken, burned and buried?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/sanxingdui/questions/QST0D739VYG5PHX/why-were-the-sanxingdui-objects-broken-burned-and-buried)

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## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). An earthquake about 3,000 years ago triggered landslides that diverted the river, and the people moved to… [Answer ANS0D73A1T01XFV]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D73A1T01XFV
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