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1857 Fort Tejon earthquake

1857 earthquake in California, United States
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1857 Fort Tejon earthquake

Summary

1857 Fort Tejon earthquake is an earthquake[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of earthquake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (261 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • 1857 Fort Tejon earthquake is located in California[3].
  • 1857 Fort Tejon earthquake is in the country of United States[4].
  • 1857 Fort Tejon earthquake's instance of is recorded as earthquake[5].
  • 1857 Fort Tejon earthquake occurred on January 9, 1857[6].
  • 1857 Fort Tejon earthquake's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.7, 'lon': -120.3}[7].
  • 1857 Fort Tejon earthquake resulted in {'amount': '+2'} deaths[8].
  • 1857 Fort Tejon earthquake's earthquake magnitude on the moment magnitude scale is recorded as {'amount': '+7.9'}[9].
  • 1857 Fort Tejon earthquake's fault is recorded as San Andreas Fault[10].

Body

When and Where

1857 Fort Tejon earthquake took place on January 9, 1857[6]. It is in the country of United States[4].

Context

1857 Fort Tejon earthquake's instance of is recorded as earthquake[5].

Outcome and Impact

1857 Fort Tejon earthquake resulted in {'amount': '+2'} deaths[8].

Why It Matters

1857 Fort Tejon earthquake ranks in the top 8% of earthquake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (261 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

California 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.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of deaths → {'amount': '+2'}
    Country → United States
    Point in time → +1857-01-09T00:00:00Z
    Instance of → —
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007540064405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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