What is the largest earthquake with the largest number of deaths in world history so far?

Earthquakes, also known as ground motion and ground vibration, are vibrations caused by the rapid release of crustal energy, and it is a natural phenomenon to produce seismic waves in the process. On the earth, plates collide with each other, resulting in dislocation and rupture of plate edges and inside, which is the main reason for earthquakes. As long as an earthquake occurs, it will often cause serious casualties, fires, floods, toxic gas leakage, the spread of bacteria and radioactive substances, and may also cause secondary disasters such as tsunami, landslides, collapses and ground fissures.

Up to now, the largest earthquake in the history of the world with the largest number of deaths occurred in 1556, in the Weihe River basin north of Qinling Mountains in the south of Shaanxi Province, China. This earthquake is one of the most famous historical mega-earthquakes in densely populated areas of China. According to historical records, the most severely affected areas are Weinan, Huaxian, Huayin and Yongji in Shanxi, so it is called Huaxian earthquake and Jiajing Guanzhong earthquake in Ming Dynasty. 1556 an earthquake of magnitude 8.25 occurred in hua county, Shaanxi province. According to the records of Ming history, the death toll exceeded 830,000. This figure is controversial. It is estimated that the actual death toll may be less than 450,000, which is the largest earthquake in the history of China and even the world, and the first time in the world.

After Jiajing earthquake, many survivors fell into a trap? No clothes, no food, no room? A desperate situation. At that time, it was the cold winter, and the people in the disaster area were hungry and unable to live. Desperate victims were even forced to rob food and large-scale riots broke out. In order to stop this incident, the government suppressed it by force, which led to chaos and turmoil. For earthquake relief, some gentry not only donated their own funds. At the same time, it also organizes non-governmental forces to repair buildings and maintain public order. These measures have solved the living problems of the victims and laid the most favorable foundation for the smooth development of the follow-up rescue work.

After such a large-scale earth-shattering earthquake, the central government of the Ming Dynasty allocated a large amount of funds from the national treasury for disaster relief, and the natural disasters and plagues caused by the earthquake really made matters worse.