1960 Agadir earthquake

Summary

1960 Agadir earthquake is an earthquake^[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of earthquake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (86 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 1960 Agadir earthquake is in the country of Morocco^[3].
• 1960 Agadir earthquake's image is recorded as 1960 02 29 Agadir earthquake.png^[4].
• 1960 Agadir earthquake's instance of is recorded as earthquake^[5].
• 1960 Agadir earthquake's location is recorded as Agadir^[6].
• 1960 Agadir earthquake's Commons category is recorded as 1960 Agadir earthquake^[7].
• 1960 Agadir earthquake's point in time is recorded as +1960-02-29T00:00:00Z^[8].
• 1960 Agadir earthquake's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 30.41444444, 'lon': -9.58388889}^[9].
• 1960 Agadir earthquake's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 30.351, 'lon': -9.69}^[10].
• 1960 Agadir earthquake's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0289zd8^[11].
• 1960 Agadir earthquake's number of deaths is recorded as {'amount': '+12000'}^[12].
• 1960 Agadir earthquake's number of injured is recorded as {'amount': '+25000'}^[13].
• 1960 Agadir earthquake's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+15'}^[14].
• 1960 Agadir earthquake's earthquake magnitude on the moment magnitude scale is recorded as {'amount': '+5.8'}^[15].
• 1960 Agadir earthquake's earthquake magnitude on the Richter magnitude scale is recorded as {'amount': '+5.7'}^[16].
• 1960 Agadir earthquake's modified Mercalli intensity scale is recorded as Mercalli scale X^[17].
• 1960 Agadir earthquake's USGS earthquake ID is recorded as iscgem878424^[18].
• 1960 Agadir earthquake's vertical depth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+15.0'}^[19].
• 1960 Agadir earthquake's ISC event ID is recorded as 878424^[20].

Why It Matters

1960 Agadir earthquake ranks in the top 9% of earthquake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (86 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]