Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2003 Amazon earthquake

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The result was delete. Bradjamesbrown (talk) 00:24, 30 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

2003 Amazon earthquake

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WP:NOTNEWS. No enduring notability. Not enough reliable sources to expand it into a verifiable article. Doesn't fit the proposed earthquake notability criteria. Strongest earthquake in the 21st century is not an enduring claim. Aditya Ex Machina 14:48, 23 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Weak delete (or rewrite as "Earthquakes in Brazil" and place other event articles there). I wish we had a catchy name for a shortcut to the [criteria] although I'm sure that we will in time. First, I am glad to see people focusing on something other than something that happened in 2010, and I'm glad to see someone evaluating whether it meets the guidelines. Second, where it doesn't in this case is that deep focus quakes of 7.0+ are not inherently notable under those proposals. This one was 555 km underground (more like 340 miles for us Yanks). From there, it would have to go beyond WP:NEWS. However, this is a step in the right direction. Mandsford 17:23, 23 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Brazil-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 20:07, 23 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Events-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 20:07, 23 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per WP:NOTNEWS. Mo ainm~Talk 13:06, 28 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Non-notable. A good example of how even a 7-magnitude earthquake can be trivial if it occurs at great depth. --MelanieN (talk) 18:11, 29 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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.