Recognized content

Below are listed the highest article content ratings for WikiProject Earthquakes articles. Featured content, the highest rating, is considered brilliant and results from much toil. Next to each article are listed the primary contributors.

Featured articles 2002 Bou'in-Zahra earthquake (brought to FA level by Editorofthewiki, with copyediting help from Ceranthor) 1968 Illinois earthquake (brought up to FA level by Ceranthor, with prose help from several others

Good Articles 1992 Nicaragua earthquake (brought to GA level by Editorofthewiki) 2008 Sichuan earthquake (brought up to GA level by Haha169) Anahim hotspot (brought up to GA level by Black Tusk) July 2006 Java earthquake (brought up to GA level by Daniel 2008 Chino Hills earthquake (brought up to GA level by Haha169) 1970 Tonghai earthquake (brought up to GA level by Editorofthewiki and Rjanag) 2005 Qeshm earthquake (brought up to GA level by Ceranthor) 1997 Qayen earthquake (brought up to GA level by Ceranthor) 1980 Azores Islands earthquake (brought up to GA level by Ceranthor) 1755 Cape Ann Earthquake (brought up to GA level by Geraldk)

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Featured pictures

As of April 2009, five featured pictures have been given a WikiProject Earthquakes notice. Featured pictures are the most encyclopaedic and high quality images Wikipedia has to offer.

Ruins from 1906 San Francisco earthquake

Damaged statue from 1906 San Francisco earthquake

Wreckage of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake

The tsunami following the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake comes onshore, surging towards a group of citizens and tourists

The waves of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake's tsunami travel all around the world

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Featured article candidates

• 16 Oct 2009 – 1997 Qayen earthquake (talk) is nominated by Ceranthor.

Good article nominations

• 18 Dec 2009 – 1755 Cape Ann Earthquake (talk) is promoted to GA status; see discussion.

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DYKs this month

The following articles appeared on the Did you know section in the main page in 12, 2009:

See the DYK subpage for more information.

Barnstar

The Earthquakes WikiProject has its own barnstar! just use {{subst:Earthquakes Barnstar|reason ~~~~}}! Designed by LordSunday

Newsletter

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Open tasks

• Add the WikiProject Earthquakes message box {{WP Earthquakes}} to talk pages of articles within the scope of this project, including appropriate assessments if needed.
• Monitor Category:Earthquakes articles needing attention.
• Add references to all earthquake-related articles.
• Expand the list of earthquakes, it is very belittled.
• Bring 1992 Nicaragua earthquake to FA status.
• Expand a significant earthquake..the 1908 Messina earthquake
• Bring Anahim hotspot to FA status.
• Bring 2003 Bam earthquake to FA staus.
• Bring 1946 Vancouver Island earthquake to FA status.
• Create an article on the Tokai Earthquake - http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake_tokai/info.html

Feel free to add on to this "to-do" list.

Collaboration of the Month

The current COTM is to get List of earthquakes in Iran to FL status, by May 25. Propose an article!

Guidelines

• See Wikipedia:Guide to writing better articles.

Feel free to join the project.

Participants

• Project coordinator - Ceranthor (talk · contribs)

User	Areas of interest	Comments
Ceranthor (talk · contribs)	Interested in all earthquakes, especially 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, 2008 Sichuan earthquake, and more. Featured 2002 Bou'in-Zahra earthquake, and GA'd many more.	Initial creator of project. anyone with questions should feel free to ask me here.
Black Tusk (talk · contribs)	Interested in volcanic and tectonic earthquake zones in Canada, especially the Anahim hotspot and the 1949 Queen Charlotte earthquake.
Tenmei (talk · contribs)	Interested in earthquakes and associated tsunami in Japan.
RapidR (talk · contribs)	Have a general interest in earthquakes that occur around the world, though I am most interested in topics related to California and the UK.
TheFEARgod (talk · contribs)	Interested in all notable earthquakes	Initial creator of the Template:Earthquake
Cyclonebiskit (talk · contribs)	*Former member	*Former member
Editorofthewiki (talk · contribs)	Interested in somewhat major 20th century earthquakes in developing countries.	Created 1992 Nicaragua earthquake page, a GA. Am willing to help if you need a map of an earthquake.
AstroHurricane001 (talk · contribs)	Main interests: Updating and improving new information on recent earthquakes.	Frequently updated new earthquake information, inculding aftershocks and death toll, added the image for 2008 El Calvario earthquake and improved the article, done some earthquake-related updating and template creation on interwikis.
Michael93555 (talk · contribs)	Earthquakes in California	Created: Earthquakes in California, List of 2004-2009 earthquakes and Historical Earthquakes.
Mikenorton (talk · contribs)	Interested in the underlying causes and mechanics of earthquakes	Created Focal mechanism and Supershear earthquake pages
RyRy (talk · contribs)	Mostly baseball. But for earthquake related things, mostly earthquakes that have a lot of history to them. I mostly would like to create new earthquake related articles, and then nominate them for WP:DYK at Template talk:DYK.	If you need any earthquake that you think has a lot of history to it, ask me to create it. Or of you want me to review an article for DYK, you may ask me also.
Haha169 (talk · contribs)	2008 Sichuan earthquake and working on writing/saving 2008 Chino Hills earthquake. Although I'm not a contributor to any other quake articles, feel free to ask me to leave a peer review or other "PR" type things, and I'll be happy to do so.	Nominated 2008 Sichuan earthquake at WP:GAN, successfully promoted and became the fourth Earthquake GA.
MChew (talk · contribs)	Will start work on earhquakes and other natural disasters of pre-1945 Japan
Otolemur crassicaudatus (talk · contribs)	Interested in all significant earthquakes.	Created articles like February 4, 1998 Afghanistan earthquake, May 30, 1998 Afghanistan earthquake, 1999 Chamoli earthquake, 1997 Jabalpur earthquake, 2003 Boumerdès earthquake all appeared in the DYK section in main page.
zeizmic (talk · contribs)	Back after several years, will clean up references and citations. Also have to clear up my user name, which has been hijacked
madhero88 (talk · contribs)	I can create maps	please use my talk page to request a map for your Earthquake}}
Iceseismic (talk · contribs)	Active in seismology research, will help out where I can
Secret Saturdays (talk · contribs)	I was always interested in earthquakes.
All2341 (talk · contribs)	------	------ Please join the project!   (for instructions on joining, click the edit tab for this section) This user is a member of WikiProject Earthquakes. This user is a member of WikiProject Earthquakes, a WikiProject which aims to develop and expand Wikipedia's coverage of earthquakes, seismology, and plate tectonics. Please feel free to join us. FA Taskforce The Earthquakes WikiProject has started a task force for users experienced wth promoting featured articles. Please contact Ceranthor for more information. Participants of FA Taskforce —Ceran ♦ ♦ (speak) 02:26, 30 November 2008 (UTC) - Featured 2002 Bou'in-Zahra earthquake, and various other articles. ----I'm an Editorofthewiki[citation needed] 22:35, 9 August 2008 (UTC) I wrote Lazare Ponticelli and 1964 Gabon coup d'etat is up for FAC. New articles this month Isoseismal map - a bit surprised to see this was missing Mikenorton (talk) 19:25, 6 October 2009 (UTC) 1783 Calabrian earthquakes - intriguing sequence of five events Mikenorton (talk) 21:04, 8 October 2009 (UTC) User-created location maps 100px 2008 Sichuan earthquake 100px 1920 Gansu earthquake 100px 1948 Ashgabat earthquake 100px 2003 Bam earthquake 100px 1999 İzmit earthquake 100px 1963 Skopje earthquake