8.3Ms
1556 Shaanxi Earthquake
Sensitivity zones:
strong — up to 278.9 km
moderate — up to 697.3 km
weak — up to 1549.7 km
About this earthquake
The deadliest earthquake in human history. Chinese annals record about 830,000 deaths: millions of Loess Plateau inhabitants lived in yaodongs — cave dwellings dug into soft loess — which collapsed with the very first shocks.
Sensitivity zones
Approximate radii, derived from magnitude and hypocentre depth, within which shaking is typically felt:
- strong — up to 278.9 km
- moderate — up to 697.3 km
- weak — up to 1549.7 km
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