Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2010 Illinois earthquake (3rd nomination)


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was redirect to Sandwich Fault Zone. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 19:26, 10 October 2017 (UTC)

2010 Illinois earthquake
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WikiProject Earthquakes is not documenting insignificant events like this one, either as standalone articles or as list entries. Our efforts are instead being focused on creating complete, interesting, and encyclopedic articles that require significant coverage. This one fails WP:EVENT and our own notability guidelines because of the following concerns:


 * Low intensity – V (Moderate)
 * No injuries or deaths
 * Lack of coverage from the scientific community
 * Not listed on the NGDC's significant earthquake database
 * Fails multiple aspects of WP:EVENT
 * No lasting effects
 * No depth of coverage

There are slightly more notable events in Illinois, and we do have an article, but this is not one of them. This one also does not qualify to be on the list so redirecting is not an option. The USGS entry for the event tells us that it happened and that the highest reported intensity from several thousand people on the ground was V (Moderate) but nothing more. If there were damage, injuries, or deaths, related detail would be listed under the "impact" section:


 * M 3.8 - 8km NW of Village of Campton Hills, Illinois – United States Geological Survey.

There is really nothing to salvage with this one. Redirecting to any article (even Sandwich Fault Zone) is not necessary. WikiProject Earthquakes has more than 170 stand alone earthquake lists. I don't see a need to be creating embedded lists in other articles. This article is about a non-event and the encyclopedia won't lose anything with it gone.

Dawnseeker2000 01:38, 26 September 2017 (UTC)
 * I would redirect it to Sandwich Fault Zone. It's significant in that it is a rare occurrence in the area, and it was felt by a lot of people. Funandtrvl (talk) 17:45, 26 September 2017 (UTC)


 * Regardless of whether an occurrence is considered rare, felt (non-destructive) events are not notable and it seems a little desperate to want to write about them. Dawnseeker2000  15:16, 27 September 2017 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus. Relisting comment: 3 options have been presented and all are viable options: Delete, Redirect, and Smerge.
 * Redirect with selective merge to Sandwich Fault Zone (consensus on 2nd AfD), partly as per WP:PRESERVE - this this minor trembler was quite widely covered at the time. Plus, possibly because it does get pageviews, showing that it is a useful search term.E.M.Gregory (talk) 14:11, 2 October 2017 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  J 947(c) (m) 23:14, 3 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Events-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 00:10, 4 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Illinois-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 00:10, 4 October 2017 (UTC)


 * Redirect to Sandwich Fault Zone; not independently notable. Anything useful could be picked up from the article history, if desired. A simple redirect would work just as well. K.e.coffman (talk) 02:06, 5 October 2017 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.