1545 Earthquake: Hiao Yi, Shaanxi Province, China
An earthquake struck Hiao Yi, Shaanxi Province, China in 1545.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- 1545
- Place
- Hiao Yi, Shaanxi Province, China
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 37.200° N, 111.700° E
- Country
- China
The toll
- Deaths
- Many (about 101 to 1,000)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- January 9, 1038, Dingxiang, Xinxian, Shaanxi Province, China
- May 18, 1695, Linfen, Shanxi Province, China
- December 4, 1209, Fushan, Shaanxi Province, China
- November 22, 1683, Shanxi Province, China
- August 25, 1291, Shaanxi Province, China
- September 12, 649, Linfen, Shaanxi Province, China
- April 17, 1891, Shanxi Province, China
- August 19, 820, Fan Chong, Shaanxi Province, China
- May 20, 1618, Shanxi Province, China
- October 23, 1614, Shaanxi Province, China
- July 8, 1368, Xugou, Shanxi Province, China
- January 15, 1102, Chin,hsi Tai IN Tai,yuan, Shanxi Province, China
- December 18, 1967, Shanxi Province, China
- August 4, 1561, Shaanxi,gansu,and Shanxi Provinces, China
- September 15, 1937, Shanxi Province, China
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 717.