1556 Shaanxi yirdquauk
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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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Cairt o Cheenae shawin modren-day Shaanxi province (reid) an the ether provinces affectit bi the yirdquauk (orange). | |
Date | 23 Januar 1556 (1556-01-23)[1] |
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Magnitude | 8.0 M |
Depth | Unknown |
Epicentre | Shaanxi |
Casualties | 820,000 – 830,000 (est.)[1] Deadliest yirdquauk o aw time |
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