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1987 Edgecumbe earthquake

March 1987 earthquake in New Zealand
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1987 Edgecumbe earthquake

Summary

1987 Edgecumbe earthquake is an earthquake[1]. It draws 39 Wikipedia views per month (earthquake category, ranking #116 of 869).[2]

Key Facts

  • 1987 Edgecumbe earthquake is in the country of New Zealand[3].
  • 1987 Edgecumbe earthquake's instance of is recorded as earthquake[4].
  • 1987 Edgecumbe earthquake's Commons category is recorded as 1987 Edgecumbe earthquake[5].
  • 1987 Edgecumbe earthquake occurred on March 2, 1987[6].
  • 1987 Edgecumbe earthquake's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -37.88, 'lon': 176.84}[7].

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When and Where

1987 Edgecumbe earthquake occurred on March 2, 1987[6]. It is in the country of New Zealand[3].

Context

1987 Edgecumbe earthquake's instance of is recorded as earthquake[4].

Why It Matters

1987 Edgecumbe earthquake draws 39 Wikipedia views per month (earthquake category, ranking #116 of 869).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

Related Entities

New Zealand

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . 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. 13d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → —
    Point in time → —
    Coordinate location → {'lat': -37.88, 'lon': 176.84}
    Instance of → earthquake
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007568281705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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