In Jan. 23, 1556, a massive earthquake in Xi'an province in northern China, believed to be the deadliest earthquake ever recorded.
The Shaanxi earthquake's epicenter was actually in the Wei River Valley in the Shaanxi Province, near the cities of Huaxian, Weinan and Huayin. In Huaxian, every single building and home was demolished, killing more than half the residents of the city, with a death toll estimated in the tens of thousands. It was a similar situation in Weinan and Huayin. In some places, deep crevices opened in the earth. Destruction and death was everywhere, affecting places as far as away from the epicenter. The earthquake also triggered landslides, which contributed to the massive death toll.
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