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The epicentre was in fact located in the
Shire of Mansfield, so the name holds
oppose as Mansfield is many many times more often used than "Mount Skene". However I may question the existence of this article about a minor earthquake. (This article also fails to mention the 23 December
2004 Macquarie Island earthquake measuring 8.1 - ie about 100 times stronger. (but also caused no damage unless you count that it triggered the boxing day earthquake))
Graeme Bartlett (
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08:41, 23 September 2021 (UTC)reply
Oppose - media referred to the earthquake's epicentre at the time as near Mansfield. Geoscience Australia does not refer to it as the Mount Skene earthquake. Searching "mount skene earthquake" produces only about 5 results (all from Wikipedia), whereas "mansfield earthquake" produces about 5,170. And, has been mentioned, the epicentre was in the Shire of Mansfield. Just because Mount Skene is the closest thing to the earthquake's epicentre (and I'm not sure if it is, this may be a case of
WP:OR), does not mean that the article should be named after it. Mansfield was widely reported as the epicentre and is vastly more likely to be the primary term. --
LivelyRatification (
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08:54, 25 September 2021 (UTC)reply
Support - I would prefer Mount Skene, as this is the more accurate geographical location, and is much closer to the epicenter. Mansfield is 53km away and is just as significant as other nearby towns. For instance, it could just as easily be called Marysville Earthquake, as Marysville is 52 km away.--
Neb (
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14:01, 25 September 2021 (UTC)reply
Oppose - Although Mount Skene is the more accurate geographical location, keeping it as the "Mansfield earthquake" would be a better option as not many people would know about Mount Skene and there is currently no major sources which currently mention Mount Skene as the epicentre. Jeuno (
talk)
12:44, 29 September 2021 (UTC)reply
The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
This article is written in
Australian English, which has its own spelling conventions (colour, realise, program, labour (but Labor Party)) and some terms that are used in it may be different or absent from other
varieties of English. According to the
relevant style guide, this should not be changed without
broad consensus.
2021 Mansfield earthquake is within the scope of WikiProject Australia, which aims to improve Wikipedia's coverage of
Australia and
Australia-related topics. If you would like to participate, visit the
project page.AustraliaWikipedia:WikiProject AustraliaTemplate:WikiProject AustraliaAustralia articles
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Earthquakes, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of
earthquakes,
seismology,
plate tectonics, and related subjects on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join
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The following is a closed discussion of a
requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a
move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
The epicentre was in fact located in the
Shire of Mansfield, so the name holds
oppose as Mansfield is many many times more often used than "Mount Skene". However I may question the existence of this article about a minor earthquake. (This article also fails to mention the 23 December
2004 Macquarie Island earthquake measuring 8.1 - ie about 100 times stronger. (but also caused no damage unless you count that it triggered the boxing day earthquake))
Graeme Bartlett (
talk)
08:41, 23 September 2021 (UTC)reply
Oppose - media referred to the earthquake's epicentre at the time as near Mansfield. Geoscience Australia does not refer to it as the Mount Skene earthquake. Searching "mount skene earthquake" produces only about 5 results (all from Wikipedia), whereas "mansfield earthquake" produces about 5,170. And, has been mentioned, the epicentre was in the Shire of Mansfield. Just because Mount Skene is the closest thing to the earthquake's epicentre (and I'm not sure if it is, this may be a case of
WP:OR), does not mean that the article should be named after it. Mansfield was widely reported as the epicentre and is vastly more likely to be the primary term. --
LivelyRatification (
talk)
08:54, 25 September 2021 (UTC)reply
Support - I would prefer Mount Skene, as this is the more accurate geographical location, and is much closer to the epicenter. Mansfield is 53km away and is just as significant as other nearby towns. For instance, it could just as easily be called Marysville Earthquake, as Marysville is 52 km away.--
Neb (
talk)
14:01, 25 September 2021 (UTC)reply
Oppose - Although Mount Skene is the more accurate geographical location, keeping it as the "Mansfield earthquake" would be a better option as not many people would know about Mount Skene and there is currently no major sources which currently mention Mount Skene as the epicentre. Jeuno (
talk)
12:44, 29 September 2021 (UTC)reply
The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.