Erzincan earthquake of 1939

7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Erzincan in eastern Turkey on December 27, 1939
Event earthquake Q3045050
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Erzincan earthquake of 1939

Summary

Erzincan earthquake of 1939 is an earthquake[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of earthquake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (74 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Erzincan earthquake of 1939 is in the country of Turkey[3].
  • Erzincan earthquake of 1939's instance of is recorded as earthquake[4].
  • Erzincan earthquake of 1939's instance of is recorded as natural disaster[5].
  • Erzincan earthquake of 1939's instance of is recorded as disaster[6].
  • Erzincan earthquake of 1939's location is recorded as Erzincan Province[7].
  • Erzincan earthquake of 1939's point in time is recorded as +1939-12-26T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Erzincan earthquake of 1939's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.77, 'lon': 39.53}[9].
  • Erzincan earthquake of 1939's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.907, 'lon': 39.586}[10].
  • Erzincan earthquake of 1939's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cfkx3[11].
  • Erzincan earthquake of 1939's number of deaths is recorded as {'amount': '+32968'}[12].
  • Erzincan earthquake of 1939's number of deaths is recorded as {'amount': '+32700'}[13].
  • Erzincan earthquake of 1939's number of injured is recorded as {'amount': '+100000'}[14].
  • Erzincan earthquake of 1939's earthquake magnitude on the Richter magnitude scale is recorded as {'amount': '+7.9'}[15].
  • Erzincan earthquake of 1939's earthquake magnitude on the Richter magnitude scale is recorded as {'amount': '+7.8'}[16].
  • Erzincan earthquake of 1939's cost of damage is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+20000000'}[17].
  • Erzincan earthquake of 1939's modified Mercalli intensity scale is recorded as Mercalli scale XII[18].
  • Erzincan earthquake of 1939's destroyed is recorded as building[19].
  • Erzincan earthquake of 1939's USGS earthquake ID is recorded as iscgem902291[20].
  • Erzincan earthquake of 1939's vertical depth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+20'}[21].
  • Erzincan earthquake of 1939's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["HistoricalEvent", "1939ErzincanEarthquake"][22].
  • Erzincan earthquake of 1939's ISC event ID is recorded as 902291[23].

Why It Matters

Erzincan earthquake of 1939 ranks in the top 9% of earthquake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (74 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . ngdc.noaa.gov. ngdc.noaa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . ngdc.noaa.gov. ngdc.noaa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . ngdc.noaa.gov. ngdc.noaa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . ngdc.noaa.gov. ngdc.noaa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . ngdc.noaa.gov. ngdc.noaa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . ngdc.noaa.gov. ngdc.noaa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . ngdc.noaa.gov. ngdc.noaa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . ngdc.noaa.gov. ngdc.noaa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . ngdc.noaa.gov. ngdc.noaa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . ngdc.noaa.gov. ngdc.noaa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . ngdc.noaa.gov. ngdc.noaa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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