On January 23, 1556, Shaanxi, a province in northwestern China, was hit by a massive earthquake, which is estimated to have claimed an astonishing 830,000 lives. Any area near a fault line is ...

an absolutely enormous earthquake happened due to the Weinan and Huashan faults slipping which killed 830,000 people with most of these deaths occurring in the Shaanxi province of northwest China ...

On January 23 1556, Shaanxi, a province in northwestern China, was struck by a major earthquake, estimated to have killed a staggering 830,000 people. Though accurate casualty counts are difficult ...

January 23, is remembered in history as a dark day as American journalist Daniel Pearl was kidnapped in Karachi, Pakistan. It ...

Damaged houses are pictured after an earthquake in Tonglai village, Changsuo township of Dingri in Shigatse, Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region, Jan 7, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] LHASA ...

Beijing [China], January 12 (ANI): Violent protests have erupted in China's Shaanxi province following the death of a teenage boy, with accusations of a cover-up by authorities, CNN reported on ...

However, the world cannot forget what happened on January 23, 1556. The 1556 Shaanxi earthquake, which struck China’s Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces on January 23, is referred to as the world’s ...