Answer:
A certain traditin and/or ritual can be associated with religion, which means a religious belief could influence how a person lives.
Explanation:
it depends on the severity, but ill focus on a 5.0 earthquake on the richer side. there is a little bit of damage to buildings and roads along with miner casualties. there are approximately 500 of these earthquakes each year.
China.
The Silk Road is a trading route from the Middle East to China, and the ancient civilizaitons practiced ancestor worship. The Mandate of Heaven dictates that good weather and general prosperity are because of divine approval of the leader of China. If there is famine, invasion, or other natural disasters, it was interpreted as needing a new ruler, aka losing the mandate of heaven.