Talk:List of earthquakes in South Africa

22 Aug 2014 Quake details..
I'm not sure if this quake at a revised 3.8 requires a separate page for all the details or if the current short notes are sufficient. Considering : No damage(minor or otherwise), No Injuries or deaths. Not like the Previous Orkney quake.. Gremlinsa (talk) 10:57, 22 August 2014 (UTC)


 * At this stage my opinion would be not. A full article requires sufficient information to write about backed by coverage in reliable sources and volunteers willing to do the editing. Helen  Online  11:25, 22 August 2014 (UTC)


 * Thanks, my feelings were much the same.. A full article currently would not have much more than what is in the notes. Perhaps only expanded a little. Gremlinsa (talk) 11:47, 22 August 2014 (UTC)


 * See also WikiProject_Earthquakes/notability_guidelines. Mikenorton (talk) 23:23, 22 August 2014 (UTC)


 * Thanks Mike, that is very useful. Helen  Online  06:10, 23 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks Mike! Very handy list for future reference... Gremlinsa (talk) 06:50, 25 August 2014 (UTC)

Richter scale
In the "Earthquake data" section, the closing statement reads "The magnitude where given is measured using the Richter scale ($M_L$) unless stated otherwise."

Is this correct? I am not confident of my facts such that I felt like making the edit myself so I thought I'd rather open a discussion and see if anyone else might be better informed.

As far as I understand, most seismological authorities don't use the Richter scale anymore. The more popular scale these days would be the Moment magnitude scale. Certainly, some of the more recent earthquakes listed in this section do appear to reference the magnitude as listed by the USGS, which uses the Moment magnitude scale. Deefstes (talk) 09:17, 12 June 2023 (UTC)

22:34 0.5Mms 28km outside Worcester at 5km depth. — Preceding unsigned comment added by JdL42069 (talk • contribs) 21:17, 23 October 2023 (UTC)