The Shaanxi earthquake was caused from a dip slip fault. A dip slip fault is where one section of the land slips and slides from the other. The Shaanxi was the deadliest in history killing about 830,000 people.
The Shaanxi earthquake was the deadliest earthquake known to man, killing up to 60 percent of the population in some affected areas. The earthquake occurred on the morning of January 23, 1956, however a specific start time was not documented.
Two tectonic plates collided. The magintude of it was 8.0 which is very high for the strength of earthquakes. it leveld mountains, altered the path of rivers, and killed about 830,00 people. The shaanxi earthquake killed about 50% of the people. It is one of the most deadliest earthquakes ever.
The different plates of the earth clashed each other!!1 The different plates of the earth clashed each other!!1
the sichuan earth quake was a natural hazard it could have happened at any time ,
and basicly nature caused it.
people went and savaged for food,dead body's and all the remanding people alive there were after shocks from 6 to 12 months later. also people started to clean up the buildings an rubbish .
it happenedmay 12 2008 in Sichuan China
Earthquakes are natural disaters idiot!
how did china cope after the sichuan
It took over ten years to recover after the Shaanxi earthquake
A normal fault caused the 1556 Shaanxi earthquake.
164000
On January 23, 1556, the Shaanxi Earthquake, also referred to as the Jiajing Earthquake, occurred in the evening. It killed about 830,000 people in Shaanxi, China. It was the deadliest earthquake that has ever occurred.
The epicenter of the Shaanxi Province earthquake was Wei River Valley The earthquake happened on 1556. Over 800,000 people died due the earthquake.
It happened in 23rd of January 1556.
It took over ten years to recover after the Shaanxi earthquake
A normal fault caused the 1556 Shaanxi earthquake.
8.0
164000
The type were the earth moves and shacks the ground.
In 1556, an earthquake that occurred in Shaanxi, China, kills an estimated 830,000 people and is considered the deadliest disaster of all time. The quake struck in late evening and only lasted only seconds. However, the aftershocks continued through the following morning.
It happened on the 23rd of January, 1556 :-)
millions
it did not affect anyone but tomoss
The earthquake "Shaanxi" in China in January 1956 is considered as the deadliest earthquake ever, with 820,000-830,000 fatalities.
The 1556 Shaanxi (China) earthquake, which a magnitude of around 8.0, killed 830,000 people.