The 1556 Shaanxi earthquake or Huaxian earthquake (simplified Chinese: 华县大地震; traditional Chinese: 華縣大地震; pinyin: Huáxiàn Dàdìzhèn) or Jiajing earthquake (Chinese: 嘉靖大地震; pinyin: Jiājìng Dàdìzhèn) was the deadliest earthquake in recorded history, killing approximately 830,000 people.
Potres u Shaanxiju 1556. (kineski: 华县 大 地震; pinyin: Hua Xian dà dìzhèn) ili Jiajing potres (kineski: 嘉靖 大 地震; pinyin: jiājìng dà dìzhèn) je najsmrtonosniji potres zabilježen u modernoj ljudskoj povijesti u kojem je poginulo oko 830.000 ljudi.