Quoting halmal242, reply 4Most likely thy will not be the same if it was your original city as around your immediate starting area the land is set to have fertile plains so there is a higher chance you will have an essence available to you.
I should have been more clear. I meant the city that you initially built at that location, not necessarily your first city.
I believe he was referring to when you settled your city --- say on a spot 4 3 2 yield --- and you lose it to a animal, then you "fix" the area to be settable again with fertile land or some other technique, the tile you settled on the first time around the 4 3 2, is no longer a 4 3 2, but maybe a 3 3 1 or some such.