August 2016 Central Italy earthquake

6.1 or 6.2 magnitude earthquake on 24 August 2016 in the central parts of Italy
Event earthquake Q26689701
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August 2016 Central Italy earthquake

Summary

August 2016 Central Italy earthquake is an earthquake[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of earthquake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (91 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • August 2016 Central Italy earthquake is located in Accumoli[3].
  • August 2016 Central Italy earthquake is located in Umbria[4].
  • August 2016 Central Italy earthquake is located in Lazio[5].
  • August 2016 Central Italy earthquake is located in Abruzzo[6].
  • August 2016 Central Italy earthquake is located in Marche[7].
  • August 2016 Central Italy earthquake is in the country of Italy[8].
  • August 2016 Central Italy earthquake's image is recorded as Terremoto centro Italia 2016 - Rio (Amatrice) estrazione di un sopravvissuto (29321782115).jpg[9].
  • August 2016 Central Italy earthquake's image is recorded as Terremoto centro Italia 2016 - Amatrice - farmacia (29033930040).jpg[10].
  • August 2016 Central Italy earthquake's image is recorded as 2016 Amatrice earthquake (2).jpg[11].
  • August 2016 Central Italy earthquake's image is recorded as 2016 Amatrice earthquake.jpg[12].
  • August 2016 Central Italy earthquake's instance of is recorded as earthquake[13].
  • August 2016 Central Italy earthquake's instance of is recorded as natural disaster[14].
  • August 2016 Central Italy earthquake's instance of is recorded as disaster[15].
  • August 2016 Central Italy earthquake's locator map image is recorded as 2016 central italy earthquake.jpg[16].
  • August 2016 Central Italy earthquake's part of is recorded as 2016–2017 Central Italy earthquakes[17].
  • August 2016 Central Italy earthquake's Commons category is recorded as 2016 Central Italy earthquake[18].
  • August 2016 Central Italy earthquake's point in time is recorded as +2016-08-24T00:00:00Z[19].
  • August 2016 Central Italy earthquake's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.71, 'lon': 13.24}[20].
  • August 2016 Central Italy earthquake's number of deaths is recorded as {'amount': '+299'}[21].
  • August 2016 Central Italy earthquake's number of injured is recorded as {'amount': '+388'}[22].
  • August 2016 Central Italy earthquake's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '-4'}[23].
  • August 2016 Central Italy earthquake's earthquake magnitude on the moment magnitude scale is recorded as {'amount': '+6.0'}[24].
  • August 2016 Central Italy earthquake's earthquake magnitude on the moment magnitude scale is recorded as {'amount': '+6.2'}[25].
  • August 2016 Central Italy earthquake's earthquake magnitude on the Richter magnitude scale is recorded as {'amount': '+6.2'}[26].
  • August 2016 Central Italy earthquake's cost of damage is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4916', 'amount': '+4000000000'}[27].

Why It Matters

August 2016 Central Italy earthquake ranks in the top 9% of earthquake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (91 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology. terremoti.ingv.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology. terremoti.ingv.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology. terremoti.ingv.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . cnt.rm.ingv.it. cnt.rm.ingv.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . La Stampa. Retrieved . lastampa.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . La Stampa. Retrieved . lastampa.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology. Retrieved . cnt.rm.ingv.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology. Retrieved . cnt.rm.ingv.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . United States Geological Survey. Retrieved . earthquake.usgs.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . earthquake.usgs.gov. earthquake.usgs.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . bfmbusiness.bfmtv.com. bfmbusiness.bfmtv.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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