1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake

Summary

1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake is an earthquake^[1]. It draws 42 Wikipedia views per month (earthquake category, ranking #110 of 869).^[2]

Key Facts

• 1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake's instance of is recorded as earthquake^[3].
• 1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake's instance of is recorded as natural disaster^[4].
• 1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake's instance of is recorded as disaster^[5].
• 1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake's instance of is recorded as tsunami^[6].
• 1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake's location is recorded as Papua New Guinea^[7].
• 1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake's point in time is recorded as +1998-07-17T00:00:00Z^[8].
• 1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -2.96, 'lon': 141.92}^[9].
• 1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02qcbdn^[10].
• 1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake's number of deaths is recorded as {'amount': '+2700'}^[11].
• 1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake's earthquake magnitude on the moment magnitude scale is recorded as {'unit': 'Q500062', 'amount': '+7.0'}^[12].
• 1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake's USGS earthquake ID is recorded as usp0008rpa^[13].
• 1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake's vertical depth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+10'}^[14].
• 1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake's ISC event ID is recorded as 1167076^[15].

Why It Matters

1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake draws 42 Wikipedia views per month (earthquake category, ranking #110 of 869).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[17]