Uncover the shocking truth about humanity's deadliest day on January 23, 1556, in Shaanxi Province, China. Explore the seismic forces, devastating aftermath, and the lasting legacy on disaster ...

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 deadliest ...

Today, Shaanxi, where the earthquake occurred and which covers more than 205,000 square kilometres (around 79,000 square miles) of northwest China, is home to 37million people, and contains one of ...

The deadliest earthquake of all time (that we know of) was in Shaanxi Province, China, in 1556. With a magnitude of 8.0 on the Moment Magnitude Scale, this was not the strongest earthquake of all ...