The 1556 Shaanxi earthquake (Postal romanization: Shensi), known in Chinese colloquially by its regnal year as the Jiajing Great Earthquake " 嘉靖大地震" (Jiājìng Dàdìzhèn) or officially by its epicenter as the Hua County Earthquake " 华县地震" (Huàxiàn Dìzhèn), occurred in the early morning of 2 February 1556 in Huaxian ...

2025年1月16日 · Shaanxi province earthquake of 1556, massive earthquake in Shaanxi province in northern China, believed to be the deadliest earthquake ever recorded. The earthquake (estimated at magnitude 8) struck Shaanxi and neighbouring Shanxi province to the east early on Jan. 23, 1556, killing or injuring an

2009年11月13日 · On January 23, 1556, an earthquake in Shaanxi, China, kills an estimated 830,000 people. Counting casualties is often imprecise after large-scale disasters, especially prior to the 20th...

嘉靖三十四年农历腊月十二（1556年1月23日），山西、陕西和河南同时发生地震。 这次地震分布在陕西、山西、河南、 甘肃 等地，地震波及大半个中国，有感范围远达 福建 、 两广 等地。

2017年9月8日 · Humans have documented earthquakes for nearly 4,000 years. Of those recorded, the deadliest occurred in China. On January 23, 1556, a powerful quake rocked the province of Shaanxi and the...

Early in the morning of January 23rd, 1556, Ming Dynasty China was rocked by a massive earthquake that was the epicenter in the Wei River Valley’s Huazhou District, in northern China’s Shaanxi Province. The resultant damage, across a region, stretching for hundreds of miles, was extensive, and the loss of life horrific.

2024年12月20日 · This was the 1556 Shaanxi Earthquake, which occurred on January 23, 1556, in the Shaanxi and Shanxi provinces of China. The earthquake, estimated to be of magnitude 8, is considered the...

The earthquake occurred on January 23, 1556, in Shaanxi, many homes were destroyed, and many people were killed. Shaanxi is located in the Ming Dynasty in the South Eastern part of China. China is located on the Eurasia Plate which moves eastward and down towards Australia.

The 1556 Shaanxi earthquake was a very destructive and deadly earthquake that occurred on the morning of 23 January 1556 in Shaanxi, during the Ming Dynasty. It killed around 830,000.0 people, making it the deadliest earthquake in human history by number of deaths.

2024年11月20日 · This catastrophic event struck the Shaanxi Province in central China on January 23, 1556, during the Ming Dynasty. Estimated to have claimed the lives of 830,000 people, the disaster left lasting scars on the region’s landscape, culture, and population.