1556 Shaanxi earthquake

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:earthquake
gptkbp:affectedArea gptkb:Beijing
gptkb:Hong_Kong
gptkb:Macau
gptkb:Taiwan
gptkb:Tianjin
gptkb:Tibet
gptkb:Hebei_Province
gptkb:Inner_Mongolia
gptkb:Yunnan_Province
gptkb:Hubei_Province
gptkb:Hunan_Province
gptkb:Ningxia
gptkb:Shanxi_Province
gptkb:Sichuan_Province
gptkb:Guangdong_Province
gptkb:Jiangsu_Province
gptkb:Shaanxi_Province
gptkb:Qinghai
gptkb:Xinjiang
gptkb:Fujian_Province
gptkb:Zhejiang_Province
gptkb:Anhui_Province
gptkb:Jiangxi_Province
gptkb:Shandong_Province
gptkb:Henan_Province
gptkb:Guizhou_Province
gptkb:Gansu_Province
gptkbp:aftermath unknown
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Jiajing_Great_Earthquake
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude estimated 8.0
gptkbp:casualties approximately 830,000
gptkbp:causedDestruction loess cave dwellings
gptkbp:date 1556-01-23
gptkbp:deadliest_earthquake true
gptkbp:epicenter gptkb:Huaxian
gptkbp:historicalSignificance deadliest earthquake in recorded history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1556 Shaanxi earthquake
gptkbp:location gptkb:China
gptkb:Shaanxi
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Shaanxi_Province
gptkbp:notable_for highest earthquake death toll in history
gptkbp:occurredIn gptkb:Ming_dynasty
gptkbp:powers XI (Extreme) on the Mercalli scale
gptkbp:primary_cause_of_death collapse of cave dwellings
gptkbp:recordedAt Chinese historical records
gptkbp:seismic_zone gptkb:Weihe_Basin
gptkbp:surface_rupture yes
gptkbp:tsunami no
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Small_Wild_Goose_Pagoda
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5