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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 ...
January 23 – The Shaanxi earthquake, the deadliest earthquake in history, occurs with its epicenter in Shaanxi province, China; 830,000 people may have been killed. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] January 24 – In India, at the Sher Mandal in Delhi , the Mughal Emperor Humayun trips while descending the stairs from his library and strikes the side of his head ...
Article Province Deaths Notes 1887 Yellow River flood: Henan, Anhui, Jiangsu: 930,000 [12]1975 Banqiao dam failure: Henan, Anhui: 230,000: This dam failure was a landmark technological failure in the 20th century.
January 23, 1556 Shaanxi, China 1556 Shaanxi earthquake: 34.5 109.7 830,000+ 8.2–8.3 Deadliest earthquake in recorded history: USGS: November 16–17, 1570 19:10
January 23 – The Shaanxi earthquake, the deadliest earthquake in history, occurs with its epicenter in Shaanxi province, China; 830,000 people may have been killed. [ 117 ] [ 118 ] January 24 – In India, at the Sher Mandal in Delhi , the Mughal Emperor Humayun trips while descending the stairs from his library and strikes the side of his ...
The massive 1556 Shaanxi earthquake eventually damaged the tower and reduced its height to 43.4 m (142.39 ft). [ 32 ] The Nestorian Stele is a Tang Chinese stele erected in 781 that documents 150 years of early Christianity in China . [ 33 ]
In 1556, northern China was struck by a devastating natural disaster—the deadliest earthquake in human history, with its epicenter in Shaanxi. The earthquake claimed the lives of over 800,000 people. Despite the destruction caused by the disaster, the economy continued to develop, with growth in agriculture, industry, and trade.
1556 Shaanxi earthquake: ... 1556: Shaanxi, China: 100,000: 8.0: Direct deaths thought to be just over 100,000 while about 730,000 people died from famines or ...