Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2022 Gansu earthquake

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) – AssumeGoodWraith (talk | contribs) 04:10, 24 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

2022 Gansu earthquake

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I do not think this event is severe enough for an article since: -Only a small amount of injuries -Minor damage, the amount of damage to homes might seem high, but the buildings in China are very vulnerable to shaking -The earthquake was in a sparsely populated area Reego 41 09:10, 8 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Delete – Many hours have passed and there are no further developments other than four injured, a few hundred homes with minor damage, and some scattered minor effects.--Dora the Axe-plorer (explore the morgue) 09:15, 8 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Events-related deletion discussions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 10:24, 8 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of China-related deletion discussions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 10:24, 8 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Not sure what our usual standards are for earthquakes, but a quick Google search turns up lots of news reports[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]. The article should probably be moved to 2022 Qinghai earthquake, as it looks like the epicenter was actually in Qinghai. —Mx. Granger (talk · contribs) 11:11, 8 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, the Lanzhou–Xinjiang high-speed railway, which is an important transportation corridor, was seriously damaged and will likely be out of service for several months. [9] [10] Pieceofmetalwork (talk) 10:23, 10 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

That can be included in the List of earthquakes in 2022 list.--Dora the Axe-plorer (explore the morgue) 11:13, 11 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Delete – let us always remember that an article is only for SIGNIFICANT events. In the case of earthquake articles the most common attribution to an event's significance is the death toll which is a display of the severity of the event. Damage can be considered but ONLY if it is severe enough to wreak havoc upon not just an individual but at least an entire populous for that matter. Both of these conditions are not present in any way thus implying the lack of significance this event has = not deserving an article of its own (Moctiwiki) (Moctalk with me) 00:22, 15 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗plicit 00:29, 16 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per the significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources.
The relevant guideline is Wikipedia:Notability (events):
1. The event has received "In-depth coverage includes analysis that puts events into context, such as is often found in books, feature length articles in major news magazines" (WP:INDEPTH) through coverage in the Tempor source (Peng et al. 2022). Written by four scholars with doctorates, the source discusses the historical context in which the earthquake happened, comparing it to previous earthquakes, discussing the impact, and noting that the latest earthquake shows that "nearby sections are now closer to failure".
2. The event has received significant coverage in a diversity of international sources outside of mainland China: Armenia (News.am 2022), France (Agence France-Presse 2022), Hong Kong (South China Morning Post 2022), Pakistan (Samaa TV 2022), Portugal (Lusa News Agency 2022), the United Kingdom (Sankaran 2022), and the United States (Associated Press 2022).
3. The earthquake caused a 2-metre (6.6 ft) section of the Great Wall of China to collapse. "The collapsed part of the wall was built during the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644)" (News.am 2022).
4. The event has received sustained coverage four to five days after the earthquake.
Sources
1. Articles published four or five days after the 8 January 2022 earthquake:
  1. Peng, Zhigang; Jing, Liu-Zheng; Deng, Yangfan; Toda, Shinji (2022-01-13). "Strong earthquake increases seismic hazard in Qinghai, China". Temblor. doi:10.32858/temblor.230. Archived from the original on 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
    The article provides extensive analysis of the earthquake. It discusses the history of techtonic plates and earthquakes in the region and how the latest earthquake shows that "nearby sections are now closer to failure".
  2. 李琳海; 张龙; 李宁; 柳泽兴 (2022-01-13). 袁勃; 牛镛 (eds.). "新华全媒+丨情暖震区：青海门源6.9级地震救援记" [Xinhua Omnimedia+丨Lovely Earthquake Area: Rescue of Qinghai Menyuan M6.9 Earthquake] (in Chinese). Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2022-01-16 – via People's Daily.
    Written by a national news agency, the article was published five days after the earthquake happened.
  3. 田娇娇; 周生福 (2022-01-13). "中国航油青海分公司沉着应对海北州门源县6.9级突发地震灾害" [China Aviation Oil Qinghai Branch calmly responded to the 6.9-magnitude sudden earthquake disaster in Menyuan County, Haibei Prefecture] (in Chinese). Civil Aviation Administration of China. Archived from the original on 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
    Written by a national publication, the article was published five days after the earthquake happened and discussed the aviation industry's response to the earthquake.
  4. 张玉, ed. (2022-01-13). "6.9级地震后，青海门源又出现5.2级地震，为何一周内余震不断？" [After the magnitude 6.9 earthquake, there was another magnitude 5.2 earthquake in Menyuan, Qinghai. Why did aftershocks continue within a week?]. China News Weekly (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2022-01-16 – via Sina Corporation.
    Written by a national magazine, the article was published five days after the earthquake happened and discussed why there were aftershocks after the earthquake.
  5. "青海終止海北門源6.9級地震Ⅱ級應急響應" [Qinghai Terminates the Level II Emergency Response to the Haibeimenyuan M6.9 Earthquake] (in Chinese). Sina Corporation. 2022-01-12. Archived from the original on 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  6. 周盛盛; 赵玉和 (2022-01-12). 张亦弛 (ed.). "青海门源6.9级地震烈度图发布，最高烈度达9度" [Qinghai Menyuan earthquake intensity map of magnitude 6.9 released, with the highest intensity of 9 degrees] (in Chinese). Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  7. 孫聖然 (2022-01-12). "青海門源縣發生5.2級地震　為四日前6.9級地震目前最大餘震" [A 5.2-magnitude earthquake occurred in Menyuan County, Qinghai, the largest aftershock of the 6.9-magnitude earthquake four days ago] (in Chinese). HK01. Archived from the original on 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  8. Zhang, Long (2022-01-13). "No casualties reported after 3 aftershocks hit China's Qinghai". Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
2. Articles published the day of the earthquake:
  1. 胡永秋; 曹昆, eds. (2022-01-08). "青海海北州门源县发生6.9级地震西宁兰州等地震感强烈" [A 6.9-magnitude earthquake occurred in Menyuan County, Haibei Prefecture, Qinghai, and the earthquake was strongly felt in Xining, Lanzhou, etc.]. People's Daily (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  2. 张玉, ed. (2022-01-09). "青海门源6.9级地震致明长城山丹段约两米墙体发生塌损" [The 6.9-magnitude earthquake in Menyuan, Qinghai caused collapse and damage to a wall of about two meters in the Shandan section of the Ming Great Wall] (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  3. "青海门源6.9级地震初步判定发震构造为冷龙岭断裂" [The Qinghai Menyuan M6.9 earthquake preliminarily determined that the seismogenic structure was the Lenglongling fault]. The Beijing News (in Chinese). 2022-01-09. Archived from the original on 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2022-01-16 – via Sina Corporation.
  4. "No casualties reported after 6.9-magnitude quake hits Qinghai". Xinhua News Agency. 2022-01-08. Archived from the original on 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  5. 唐俊 (2022-01-08). "青海6.9级地震致兰新高铁受损严重，西北多条铁路运行受影响. 兰新高铁、兰新普速铁路、兰青铁路、青藏铁路、干武铁路等多条线路受影响。" [The 6.9-magnitude earthquake in Qinghai caused serious damage to the Lanzhou-Xinjiang high-speed railway, and the operation of many railways in the northwest was affected. Lan-Xin High-speed Railway, Lan-Xin Normal-Speed Railway, Lan-Qing Railway, Qing-Tibet Railway, Gan-Wu Railway and many other lines are affected.]. Jiemian [zh] (in Chinese). Shanghai United Media Group. Archived from the original on 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
3. Articles and videos published outside of mainland China:
  1. "At least 9 injured as 6.9-magnitude earthquake strikes northwestern China's Qinghai province". South China Morning Post. 2022-01-09. Archived from the original on 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2022-01-16 – via YouTube.
  2. Sankaran, Vishwam (2022-01-08). "China earthquake: Strong 6.9-magnitude tremor jolts western Qinghai province". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  3. "Strong quake hits China's Qinghai province: USGS". Agence France-Presse. 2022-01-07. Archived from the original on 2022-01-07. Retrieved 2022-01-16 – via France 24.
  4. "Strong earthquake shakes remote area in western China". ABC News. Associated Press. 2022-01-08. Archived from the original on 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  5. "Sismo de 6.6 na escala de Richter abala província chinesa de Qinghai" [Earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale shakes China's Qinghai province] (in Portuguese). CNN Portugal. Lusa News Agency. 2022-01-07. Archived from the original on 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  6. "Part of the Great Wall of China collapsed due to earthquake". News.am. 2022-01-10. Archived from the original on 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  7. "Part of China Wall collapses after 6.9 magnitude earthquake". Samaa TV. 2022-01-11. Archived from the original on 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
There is sufficient coverage in reliable sources to allow 2022 Qinghai earthquake (zh:2022年门源地震) to pass Wikipedia:Notability#General notability guideline, which requires "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject".
Cunard (talk) 00:12, 17 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per the sources found by User:Cunard. (I still think the article should be moved, like I said above.) —Mx. Granger (talk · contribs) 17:10, 17 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per above. ArsenalGhanaPartey (talk) 00:25, 20 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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