This article was nominated for deletion on 29 January 2020. The result of the discussion was keep.

This page was proposed for deletion by Buttons0603 ( talk · contribs) on 29 January 2020.

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This earthquake basically happened in the middle of nowhere and, from what I can make of it, didn't kill anybody or knock any buildings down. Master of Time  (talk) 11:44, 29 January 2020 (UTC) reply

I agree, I already removed several pointless "there was no damage in X location" lines (there was no damage at my house in the UK either, funnily enough) and proposed the page for deletion but the deletion proposal has mysteriously disappeared! Buttons0603 ( talk) 19:48, 29 January 2020 (UTC) reply

Disagree While there was little or no damage and no casualties, a 7.1M_w  earthquake felt in five different countries is notable. I sense cultural bias, as the 3.0M_w  2020 Stockton earthquake is not slated for deletion. Michael E Nolan ( talk) 01:28, 3 February 2020 (UTC) reply

Well, that one has now been nominated for deletion - thanks for bringing it to people's attention. There are a lot of 'Keep' votes at the AfD page for this earthquake that mean it will almost certainly be kept. What I would like to see is those editors actually turning this article into more than a news story, although I predict that it will remain as an almost content free stub. Mikenorton ( talk) 08:55, 3 February 2020 (UTC) reply

Following the closure of the AfD as "Keep" due to "no consensus", I've done my best to add what I can find to improve the article - there's not a lot - perhaps more details of damage on Jamaica will become evident. Mikenorton ( talk) 13:09, 6 February 2020 (UTC) reply