User:AddWittyNameHere/1997 Stilfontein earthquake

'''NOTE: This is not an article. This is not even a draft. More like a pre-draft&mdash;a collection of summary-style notes, info, sources and such that I'll either need to write the content or that I need to keep in mind when mainspacing it.'''

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Alternative titles:
 * 1997 Republic of South Africa earthquake&mdash;probably not a good idea, though, since there have been multiple 1997 South African earthquakes. Might make a good redirect, though, since this is the more major earthquake and the others currently don't seem to have an article anyway.
 * 1997 Hartbeesfontein mine earthquake&mdash;or variation thereof&mdash;needs to be a redirect at the least. Variations:
 * 1997 Hartebeesfontein mine earthquake
 * 1997 Hartebeestfontein mine earthquake
 * 1997 Hartbeestfontein mine earthquake
 * 1997 Hartbeesfontein earthquake
 * 1997 Hartebeesfontein earthquake
 * 1997 Hartebeestfontein earthquake
 * 1997 Hartbeestfontein earthquake

Seems to be no consistency regarding the spelling on Wikipedia, either. The settlement's found at Hartbeesfontein; the article on the mine at Hartebeestfontein mine; the article on the nearby Stilfontein uses Hartebeesfontein for both settlement and mine.

Reminder to self: set up the appropriate redirects at Hartbeesfontein ("Hartbeestfontein", "Hartebeestfontein"; "Hartebeesfontein") & Hartebeestfontein mine ("Hartbeesfontein mine"; "Hartbeestfontein mine"; "Hartebeesfontein mine"; "Hartebeestfontein gold mine"; "Hartbeesfontein gold mine"; "Hartbeestfontein gold mine"; "Hartebeesfontein gold mine") and see about trying to get some consistency in the article-titles if possible.

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 * Coordinates: 26.857 S, 26.619 E (per )
 * July 21st, 1997. (Per...well, every source?)
 * At least 15 dead, 46 injured. (See above)
 * Magnitude: 5.0 Mb (see above)
 * Depth: 5km (3.1 mile) (see above)

Other sources that may be of use:
 * http://www.earthquakes.bgs.ac.uk/publications/annual_reports/1998_9th_annual_report.pdf (PDF)
 * http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nndc/struts/results?bt_0=1997&st_0=1997&type_17=EXACT&query_17=None+Selected&op_12=eq&v_12=SOUTH+AFRICA&type_12=Or&query_14=None+Selected&type_3=Like&query_3=&st_1=&bt_2=&st_2=&bt_1=&bt_4=&st_4=&bt_5=&st_5=&bt_6=&st_6=&bt_7=&st_7=&bt_8=&st_8=&bt_9=&st_9=&bt_10=&st_10=&type_11=Exact&query_11=&type_16=Exact&query_16=&bt_18=&st_18=&ge_19=&le_19=&display_look=1&t=101650&s=1&submit_all=Search+Database
 * Find more later.