Description of Event
The 1556 Shaanxi or Jiajing earthquake was a catastrophic event and is also the deadliest earthquake on record, killing approximately 830,000 people. It occurred on the morning of january 23 in Shaanxi during the Ming dynasty ( the Ming dynasty also the empire of great Ming, was the ruling Dynasty of China for 276 years 1368-1644). More than 97 counties in the provinces of Shaanxi, Henan, Gansu, Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu, and Anhui were affected.
Group Members names
Peyton Tuel
Tyler Vance
Tyler Vance