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1700 Cascadia earthquake

January 1700 megathrust earthquake affecting the North American Pacific North West coast
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1700 Cascadia earthquake

Summary

1700 Cascadia earthquake is an earthquake[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of earthquake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,525 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • 1700 Cascadia earthquake's instance of is recorded as earthquake[3].
  • 1700 Cascadia earthquake took place at Pacific Northwest[4].
  • 1700 Cascadia earthquake's Commons category is recorded as 1700 Cascadia earthquake[5].
  • 1700 Cascadia earthquake took place on January 26, 1700[6].
  • 1700 Cascadia earthquake's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 45, 'lon': -125}[7].
  • 1700 Cascadia earthquake's earthquake magnitude on the Richter magnitude scale is recorded as {'amount': '+9'}[8].

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When and Where

1700 Cascadia earthquake occurred on January 26, 1700[6]. It took place at Pacific Northwest[4].

Context

1700 Cascadia earthquake's instance of is recorded as earthquake[3].

Why It Matters

1700 Cascadia earthquake ranks in the top 1% of earthquake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,525 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The Really Big One. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . The Really Big One. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . The Really Big One. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). 1700 Cascadia earthquake. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/1700-cascadia-earthquake
MLA “1700 Cascadia earthquake.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/1700-cascadia-earthquake.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_1700-cascadia-earthquake_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{1700 Cascadia earthquake}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/1700-cascadia-earthquake}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 10d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Earthquake magnitude on the richter magnitude scale → {'amount': '+9'}
    Instance of → earthquake
    Point in time → +1700-01-26T00:00:00Z
    Coordinates → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007570459505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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