Shaanxi quake was an intraplate earthquake caused by compressional stresses where different segments of the earth knocked one another. There were no actual faults ...
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The Shaanxi Earthquake was an 8.0 magnitude earthquake that occurred in January of 1556 in Shaanxi, China. It is the most devastating earthquake ever recorded. The earthquake killed approximately 830,000 people across dozens of counties.
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The 1556 Shaanxi earthquake (Chinese: 华县大地震; pinyin: Huàxiàn Dàdìzhèn) or Jiajing earthquake (Chinese: 嘉靖大地震; pinyin: Jiājìng Dàdìzhèn) was a ... More »
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The plates were a micro-plate in northern China and the major active fault in the Weihe basin is the northern Piedmont fault of East Qinling.
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The different plates of the earth clashed each other!!1 The different plates of the earth clashed each other!!1
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It happened in 23rd of January 1556.
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Alot of damage because the people said so what lets hurt our land.
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