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1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake

October 1987 earthquake in California, US
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1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake

Summary

1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake is an earthquake[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of earthquake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (60 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake is located in California[3].
  • 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake is in the country of United States[4].
  • 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake's instance of is recorded as earthquake[5].
  • 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake's Commons category is recorded as 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake[6].
  • 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake took place on October 1, 1987[7].
  • 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.061, 'lon': -118.078}[8].

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When and Where

1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake took place on October 1, 1987[7]. It is in the country of United States[4].

Context

1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake's instance of is recorded as earthquake[5].

Why It Matters

1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake ranks in the top 7% of earthquake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (60 views/month).[2] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 26d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates → —
    Country → —
    Instance of → earthquake
    Aliases → —
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007540064205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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