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1812 New Madrid earthquake

Series of earthquakes from December 1811 to February 1812 affecting the Louisiana Territory (now Missouri)
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1812 New Madrid earthquake
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1812 New Madrid earthquake

Summary

1812 New Madrid earthquake is an earthquake[1]. It ranks in the top 0.92% of earthquake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,481 views/month, #8 of 869).[2]

Key Facts

  • 1812 New Madrid earthquake is located in Louisiana Territory[3].
  • 1812 New Madrid earthquake is in the country of United States[4].
  • 1812 New Madrid earthquake's instance of is recorded as earthquake[5].
  • 1812 New Madrid earthquake's Commons category is recorded as 1812 New Madrid earthquake[6].
  • 1812 New Madrid earthquake took place on December 16, 1811[7].
  • 1812 New Madrid earthquake's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.4, 'lon': -89.6}[8].

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When and Where

1812 New Madrid earthquake occurred on December 16, 1811[7]. It is in the country of United States[4].

Context

1812 New Madrid earthquake's instance of is recorded as earthquake[5].

Why It Matters

1812 New Madrid earthquake ranks in the top 0.92% of earthquake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,481 views/month, #8 of 869).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Related Entities

Max Jacob United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . 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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  1. 27d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United States
    Point in time → +1811-12-16T00:00:00Z
    Instance of → —
    Located in → —
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007559178105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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