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1556 Shaanxi yirdquauk

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Shaanxi yirdquauk in 1556
Cairt o Cheenae shawin modren-day Shaanxi province (reid) an the ether provinces affectit bi the yirdquauk (orange).
1556 Shaanxi yirdquauk is located in Cheenae
1556 Shaanxi yirdquauk
Date23 Januar 1556 (1556-01-23)[1]
Magnitude8.0 M
DepthUnknown
EpicentreShaanxi
Casualties820,000 – 830,000 (est.)[1] Deadliest yirdquauk o aw time

The 1556 Shaanxi yirdquauk or Jiajing yirdquauk (Cheenese: 嘉靖大地震; pinyin: Jiājìng Dàdìzhèn) wis a catastrophic yirdquauk an is an aw the deadliest yirdquauk on record, killin approximately 830,000 fowk. It occurred on the mornin o 23 Januar 1556 in Shaanxi, durin the Ming Dynasty. Mair nor 97 coonties in the provinces o Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Gansu, Hebei, Shandong, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu an Anhui wur affectit.[2] An 840-kilometre-wide (520 mi) aurie wis destroyed,[3] an in some coonties 60% o the population wis killed.[4] Maist o the population in the aurie at the time lived in yaodongs, airtificial caves in loess cliffs, mony o which collapsed wi catastrophic loss o life.

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  1. a b International Association of Engineering Geology International Congress. Proceedings. [1990] (1990). ISBN 90-6191-664-X.
  2. Science Museums of China Archived 2006-06-14 at the Wayback Machine Museum of Earthquakes, Ruins of Hua County Earthquake (1556)
  3. "China's History of Massive Earthquakes". 12 Mey 2008. Archived frae the original on 14 Mey 2008. Retrieved 16 Juin 2008.
  4. Earthquake page of Dr. George P. C.