Talk:1931 Valentine earthquake/GA1

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Reviewer: LunaEatsTuna (talk · contribs) 03:09, 20 January 2023 (UTC)Reply

I believe that should be all. Thanks for expanding this article! I have placed it on hold for one week. Please ping me once you have addressed my concerns so that I can know when to reevaluate. Thanks, 𓃦LunaEatsTuna (💬) 04:33, 20 January 2023 (UTC)Reply

Nice work on the changes! I am now pleased to pass this article for GA status. Congrats! 𓃦LunaEatsTuna (💬) 17:33, 20 January 2023 (UTC)Reply

Earwig says good to go. No concerns from me either.

All images are relevant, high quality and copyright-free:

• File:1931 Valentine, Texas earthquake ShakeMap.jpg: valid public domain rationale;
• File:2018 Long-term National Seismic Hazard Map (2018nshm-longterm).jpg: valid public domain rationale;
• File:2014-07-26 Valentine Buildings.jpg: CC-BY-SA 2.0.

• "earthquakes in Texas history have" – wikilink Texas since the other US states mentioned later are wikilinked.
• "at the state's western extremum" – May be personal taste, but I have only ever heard extremum used in mathematics. Recommend rephrasing.
• "One 1987 study" – I would name who/which organisation conducted the study.
• "cracks in the alluvium" – wikilink alluvium.
• Add a new == section titled Earthquake above the second paragraph of Geology.
• "long stretch near Valentine;" wikilink Valentine as first mention in the body.
• There is a discrepancy between the body and the infobox: "Valentine earthquake occurred at 6:40 a.m. CST," however in the infobox the time parameter says "05:40 CST". Also:
• "The main Valentine earthquake occurred at 6:40 a.m. CST (11:40 UTC)" – unabbreviate CST and wikilink both CST and UTC.
• The coordinations given in the article versus the infobox appear to be different.
• "portions of Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Mexico" – do the sources say which areas within Mexico?
• "The strongest aftershock occurred at" – what was its magnitude?
• "stopping clocks in El Paso, Texas." – remove Texas as the article already establishes to the reader that both Valentine and El Paso are in Texas.
• "most intense in the Valentine, Texas, area." – recommend "most intense in the areas around Valentine." or something similar.
• "from falling adobe." – wikilink adobe.
• "and awakening many." – recommend "and awakening many people."
• "The Mercalli intensity in Houston was estimated" – wikilink Houston.
• "The August 18 aftershock – the largest aftershock – produced a maximum intensity of V ("Moderate")." – this does not seem relevant in Damage.

All sources are RS. Passes spotcheck. I decided to spotcheck all sources I could find access to—no concerns with refs 4, 8, 14 or 15.

• In ref 1's title, earthquakes should be capitalised. Also:
• Ref 1 is cited seven times with no page numbers provided. Recommend using template:Sfn to make it easier for readers to factcheck information.
• Could a page number be provided for refs 6 and 11?
• In ref 8, Wikilink United States Geological Survey. Speaking of:
• Ref 8 uses "United States Geological Survey" whilst the other refs spell it "U.S. Geological Survey". Either way is fine but these should be consistent.
• In ref 15: wikilink El Paso Times and Newspapers.com.

Infobox, short description, See also, External links, nav, cats and other templates all good.

• Recommend adding template:Use X English

@LunaEatsTuna: Thanks for the prompt review. I made adjustments as you recommended in this edit. As for page numbers, I've used {{rp}} to notate the relevant page number next to each citation. —TheAustinMan^{(Talk ⬩ Edits)} 16:16, 20 January 2023 (UTC)Reply

That works!