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Earthquake Comparison

1556 China: Shaanxi Province Earthquake (1556) vs 1797 Ecuador: Riobamba, Quito, Cuzco; Peru; Colombia Earthquake (1797)

1556 M8.0
1556 China: Shaanxi Province Earthquake

CHINA: SHAANXI PROVINCE

1797 M8.3
1797 Ecuador: Riobamba, Quito, Cuzco; Peru; Colombia Earthquake

ECUADOR: RIOBAMBA, QUITO, CUZCO; PERU; COLOMBIA

Metric 1556 China: Shaanx… 1797 Ecuador: Rioba…
Magnitude 8.0 8.3
Year 1556 1797
Deaths 830,000 40,000
Injuries None None
Damage (USD)

Energy Comparison

The 1797 Ecuador: Riobamba, Quito, Cuzco; Peru; Colombia Earthquake released approximately 0.3548133892335746x more energy than the 1556 China: Shaanxi Province Earthquake.