2001 Gujarat earthquake

earthquake in India
Event earthquake Q2441400
2001 Gujarat earthquake
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2001 Gujarat earthquake

Summary

2001 Gujarat earthquake is an earthquake[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of earthquake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,170 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • 2001 Gujarat earthquake is in the country of India[3].
  • 2001 Gujarat earthquake's instance of is recorded as earthquake[4].
  • 2001 Gujarat earthquake's instance of is recorded as natural disaster[5].
  • 2001 Gujarat earthquake's instance of is recorded as disaster[6].
  • 2001 Gujarat earthquake's Commons category is recorded as 2001 Gujarat earthquake[7].
  • 2001 Gujarat earthquake took place on January 26, 2001[8].
  • 2001 Gujarat earthquake's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 23.6, 'lon': 69.8}[9].
  • 2001 Gujarat earthquake resulted in {'amount': '+20023'} deaths[10].
  • 2001 Gujarat earthquake caused {'amount': '+340000'} injuries[11].
  • 2001 Gujarat earthquake's different from is recorded as Associated Press Television News[12].
  • 2001 Gujarat earthquake's earthquake magnitude on the Richter magnitude scale is recorded as {'amount': '+6.9'}[13].
  • 2001 Gujarat earthquake's vertical depth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+16'}[14].

Body

When and Where

2001 Gujarat earthquake took place on January 26, 2001[8]. It is in the country of India[3].

Context

Recorded instance of include earthquake[4], natural disaster[5], and disaster[6].

Outcome and Impact

2001 Gujarat earthquake resulted in {'amount': '+20023'} deaths[10]. It caused {'amount': '+340000'} injuries[11].

Why It Matters

2001 Gujarat earthquake ranks in the top 2% of earthquake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,170 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

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.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . britannica.com. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Point in time +2001-01-26T00:00:00Z
    Coordinate location {'lat': 23.6, 'lon': 69.8}
    Earthquake magnitude on the richter magnitude scale {'amount': '+6.9'}
    Coordinates
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007547279905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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