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1976 Guatemala earthquake

February 1976 earthquake in Guatemala
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1976 Guatemala earthquake
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Summary

1976 Guatemala earthquake is an earthquake[1]. It draws 1,450 Wikipedia views per month (earthquake category, ranking #128 of 869).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: Guatemala[3]
  • Commons category: 1976 Guatemala earthquake[4]
  • Point in time: February 4, 1976[5]
  • Number of deaths: 23,000[6]
  • Number of injured: 76,000[7]

Why It Matters

1976 Guatemala earthquake has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

Related Entities

Guatemala

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . earthquake.usgs.gov. earthquake.usgs.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Point in time → —
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 15.32, 'lon': -89.1}
    Sitelink count → 16
    Number of deaths → {'amount': '+23000'}
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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