2010 Canterbury earthquake

September 2010 earthquake in New Zealand
Event earthquake Q750144
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2010 Canterbury earthquake

Summary

2010 Canterbury earthquake is an earthquake[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of earthquake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (506 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • 2010 Canterbury earthquake is located in Selwyn District[3].
  • 2010 Canterbury earthquake is in the country of New Zealand[4].
  • 2010 Canterbury earthquake's instance of is recorded as earthquake[5].
  • 2010 Canterbury earthquake took place at Darfield[6].
  • 2010 Canterbury earthquake's Commons category is recorded as 2010 Canterbury earthquake[7].
  • 2010 Canterbury earthquake took place on September 3, 2010[8].
  • 2010 Canterbury earthquake's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -43.522, 'lon': 171.83}[9].
  • 2010 Canterbury earthquake resulted in {'amount': '+1'} deaths[10].
  • 2010 Canterbury earthquake's earthquake magnitude on the Richter magnitude scale is recorded as {'amount': '+7'}[11].
  • 2010 Canterbury earthquake's vertical depth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+10'}[12].

Body

When and Where

2010 Canterbury earthquake took place on September 3, 2010[8]. It took place at Darfield[6]. It is in the country of New Zealand[4].

Context

2010 Canterbury earthquake's instance of is recorded as earthquake[5].

Outcome and Impact

2010 Canterbury earthquake resulted in {'amount': '+1'} deaths[10].

Why It Matters

2010 Canterbury earthquake ranks in the top 5% of earthquake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (506 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

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.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country
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    Located in the administrative territorial entity Selwyn District
    Coordinate location {'lat': -43.522, 'lon': 171.83}
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007568281905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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