1929 Grand Banks earthquake

Summary

1929 Grand Banks earthquake is an earthquake^[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of earthquake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (69 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 1929 Grand Banks earthquake is located in Grand Banks of Newfoundland^[3].
• 1929 Grand Banks earthquake is in the country of Canada^[4].
• 1929 Grand Banks earthquake's instance of is recorded as earthquake^[5].
• 1929 Grand Banks earthquake's locator map image is recorded as 1929 Grand Banks earthquake.jpg^[6].
• 1929 Grand Banks earthquake's point in time is recorded as +1929-11-18T00:00:00Z^[7].
• 1929 Grand Banks earthquake's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 44.5, 'lon': -57.25}^[8].
• 1929 Grand Banks earthquake's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04vz91^[9].
• 1929 Grand Banks earthquake's number of deaths is recorded as {'amount': '+28'}^[10].
• 1929 Grand Banks earthquake's earthquake magnitude on the moment magnitude scale is recorded as {'amount': '+7.2'}^[11].
• 1929 Grand Banks earthquake's modified Mercalli intensity scale is recorded as Mercalli scale VIII^[12].
• 1929 Grand Banks earthquake's USGS earthquake ID is recorded as iscgem908394^[13].
• 1929 Grand Banks earthquake's vertical depth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+20'}^[14].
• 1929 Grand Banks earthquake's ISC event ID is recorded as 908394^[15].

Why It Matters

1929 Grand Banks earthquake ranks in the top 10% of earthquake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (69 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[17]