2008 Sichuan earthquake

earthquake in China
Event earthquake Q152033
2008 Sichuan earthquake
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2008 Sichuan earthquake

Summary

2008 Sichuan earthquake is an earthquake[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of earthquake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,223 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • 2008 Sichuan earthquake is in the country of People's Republic of China[3].
  • 2008 Sichuan earthquake's instance of is recorded as earthquake[4].
  • 2008 Sichuan earthquake took place at Sichuan[5].
  • 2008 Sichuan earthquake's Commons category is recorded as 2008 Sichuan earthquake[6].
  • 2008 Sichuan earthquake occurred on May 12, 2008[7].
  • 2008 Sichuan earthquake's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 31.021, 'lon': 103.367}[8].
  • 2008 Sichuan earthquake's topic's main category is recorded as Category:2008 Sichuan earthquake[9].
  • 2008 Sichuan earthquake resulted in {'amount': '+69195'} deaths[10].
  • 2008 Sichuan earthquake caused {'amount': '+375000'} injuries[11].
  • 2008 Sichuan earthquake's topic has template is recorded as Template:2008 Sichuan earthquake[12].
  • 2008 Sichuan earthquake's earthquake magnitude on the moment magnitude scale is recorded as {'amount': '+8'}[13].
  • 2008 Sichuan earthquake's earthquake magnitude on the Richter magnitude scale is recorded as {'amount': '+7.95'}[14].
  • 2008 Sichuan earthquake's vertical depth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+19'}[15].
  • 2008 Sichuan earthquake's fault is recorded as Longmenshan Fault[16].

Body

When and Where

2008 Sichuan earthquake took place on May 12, 2008[7]. It took place at Sichuan[5]. It is in the country of People's Republic of China[3].

Context

2008 Sichuan earthquake's instance of is recorded as earthquake[4].

Outcome and Impact

2008 Sichuan earthquake resulted in {'amount': '+69195'} deaths[10]. It caused {'amount': '+375000'} injuries[11].

Why It Matters

2008 Sichuan earthquake ranks in the top 2% of earthquake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,223 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . news.sina.com.cn. news.sina.com.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . geofon.gfz-potsdam.de. geofon.gfz-potsdam.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · AnnaMehta · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of deaths {'amount': '+69195'}
    Local thumb
    Coordinates
    Vertical depth {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+19'}
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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