Uncover the shocking truth about humanity's deadliest day on January 23, 1556, in Shaanxi Province, China. Explore the ...

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 ...

A seismic aftershock that struck Ningqiang County of northwest China's Shaanxi Province on Tuesday ... which was the strongest since the magnitude 8.0 earthquake centered on Sichuan's Wenchuan ...

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 ...

Four people were confirmed dead and 20 others were seriously injured in Hanzhong city of northwest China's Shaanxi Province when a strong aftershock measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale jolted ...

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake in southwestern China has killed at least 46 people ... shaking the ground in nearby Yunnan, Shaanxi and Guizhou, state media reported. Sixteen people were missing ...