Talk:List of earthquakes in 2017/Archive 1

Ranking per MMI
Could you activate the generic script for the automatic ranking of MMI for the three tables? Thanks a lot. Wykx (talk) 10:22, 4 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Is a short textual description of the intensity (Weak, Light, Moderate etc.) worth including?--My Chemistry romantic (talk) 10:34, 4 January 2017 (UTC)
 * That would be better at least in the two tables By Magnitude and By deathtoll. We can see over time how much space it uses. Wykx  (talk) 10:49, 4 January 2017 (UTC)
 * The template is now ready at Template:Mercalli intensity table sorting.--My Chemistry romantic (talk) 12:31, 4 January 2017 (UTC)

Tables?
Just asking why is the layout for this article now tables? I know that it is much easier to read, but the previous articles are just simply a line. Also if this is the case, do we change the layouts for these articles to tables? If so, I could help change it to tables. Typhoon2013 (talk) 11:44, 5 January 2017 (UTC)
 * This is after the RfC on list format. I think, first we'll see how it evolve and the format stabilize before changing every page from the past. Wykx  (talk) 12:25, 5 January 2017 (UTC)

Template:Infobox earthquakes in date
and others, should we make evolve Template:Infobox earthquakes in date so that, from 2017 since the new table format is in place, the labels "Strongest magnitude" and "Total fatalities" in 'month infobox' are displayed on a single line as there is now enough place for that? Wykx (talk) 15:48, 23 January 2017 (UTC)
 * I'm okay with this change. It should reduce the height of 'Infobox earthquakes in date' by a few pixels, which offsets the increase in page length due to the new table format by a bit.--My Chemistry romantic (talk) 10:31, 24 January 2017 (UTC)
 * ✅ Wykx  (talk) 12:03, 24 January 2017 (UTC)

Source of Magnitude, Intensity and geographic location of events
Why is one user arbitrarily deciding that the only reliable source of the abovementioned is the USGS? I have tried to edit with more reliable information coming directly from the national eartquake monitoring center of the country where the quake happened (April 24th Chile 6.9 quake) and @Wykx keeps on rolling back the changes. The US measurements are far less reliable than the ones coming from the country itself. Urgently explain — Preceding unsigned comment added by 136.2.1.165 (talk) 16:38, 25 April 2017 (UTC)
 * The sources should be comparable between all the quakes mentioned on this page. USGS updates data when more data become available. Wykx  (talk) 09:49, 27 April 2017 (UTC)

Greenland earthquake and tsunami on 17 June
There is no USGS record of an earthquake having occurred, but there is a record of a magnitude 3.9 landslide in the vicinity of the earthquake's location. Should we add it into the list?--My Chemistry romantic (talk) 02:57, 20 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Updated with those information. Wykx  (talk) 21:36, 20 June 2017 (UTC)

Augusta, Georgia earthquake
Can the earthquake that occurred yesterday, in Augusta, Georgia, be added to the page, or is there a minimum level of intensity of earthquake that is a requirement to be added? Charlotte Allison (Morriswa) (talk) 23:26, 21 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Earthquakes of magnitude 6 and above are automatically included, while those below magnitude 6 are included only if they cause damage, injuries or deaths. In this case, the quake does not meet any of the above criteria and should not be included.--My Chemistry romantic (talk) 03:48, 22 June 2017 (UTC)
 * , thank you for clearing that up. I had seen some earthquakes in the 4.0-5.9 range on here, and the 3.9 in Greenland, so I wasn't sure. I live in Grovetown, Georgia, which is a suburb of Augusta, so that is mainly why I was wondering about this. Charlotte Allison (Morriswa) (talk) 13:37, 22 June 2017 (UTC)
 * No problem.--My Chemistry romantic (talk) 07:50, 23 June 2017 (UTC)

I kind of regret adding September myself.
Because I wanted to see when it would be added if I didn't add it.193.163.223.192 (talk) 12:27, 3 September 2017 (UTC)

„Six people fainted.”=lnjured?
Is that the same?--193.163.223.192 (talk) 22:29, 18 November 2017 (UTC)

"Iran" earthquake epicenter was in Iraq, actually
I'm suggesting someone update this with Iraq rather than Iran listed as the location. The epicenter was in Iraq, though it affected both countries heavily due to being located close to the boundary between the two. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.197.219.90 (talk) 18:34, 19 November 2017 (UTC)
 * What is your source to assert that? Wykx  (talk) 18:52, 19 November 2017 (UTC)

Aftershocks/foreshocks
Who’s to say whether an earthquake is an after- or foreshock of another earthquake or is just a “stand-alone” earthquake? Very confused.--193.163.223.192 (talk) 23:32, 22 November 2017 (UTC)
 * For which one? Wykx  (talk) 12:42, 26 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Mainly or only/exclusively New Caledonia.--ABCD (talk) 00:35, 27 November 2017 (UTC)
 * All the quakes have occurred in an area of 50km long (criteria of same area) in two series (31 October-1 November and 19-20 November). On the USGS website is is mentioned as a sequence "The November 19, 2017 earthquake is seventh M 6+ earthquake to occur in this region over the past three weeks, and is part of an intense sequence of events that began on October 31st, 2017 with a M 6.8 interplate thrust faulting earthquake just to the east of the South New Hebrides Trench and about 70 km to the southeast of the November 19, 2017 earthquake. Over this time period, about 135 M 4+ earthquakes have been recorded in this region by the USGS, most to the west of the plate boundary, in the outer rise.". Wykx  (talk) 22:00, 28 November 2017 (UTC)

The “November 30” Papua New Guinea and Iran earthquakes
Happened on December 1, UTC time. Please correct it? Lazy.--193.163.223.192 (talk) 09:38, 1 December 2017 (UTC)

Iran offshore, 2 km WSW of Malard, Tehran
Why was it added ? No damGe/casualty’s if I’m not mistaken --86.52.62.218 (talk) 00:18, 21 December 2017 (UTC)

That earthquake was recorded probably due to the intensity. Necessarily, the USGS record the earthquakes if they reach a certain point of intensity or having a solid measure on the Richter Scale, not by casualties or the amount of damage that earthquake caused. That kind of information is what you most likely would hear on broadcast news's or social media posts. By the way, most earthquakes happen to be recorded in Iran because they are on a strike-slip fault, so it's very highly that you're going to see any earthquake data from that country by the USGS. Earthquakes are basically the main hazard for Iran. That's the main reason you see a lot of earthquake data in Iran or any other country that has a transform boundary/strike-slip fault. Woody Floyd (talk) 22:07, 24 December (UTC)


 * The user who added it probably wasn't familiar with the criteria for inclusion and added it in despite no reports of damage/casualties in the news yet. However reports of damage and injuries appeared shortly after and the entry was updated accordingly.--My Chemistry romantic (talk) 10:19, 25 December 2017 (UTC)

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