The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
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 Reego41 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]
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]
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 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".
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).
The event has received sustained coverage four to five days after the earthquake.
Sources
Articles published four or five days after the 8 January 2022 earthquake:
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".
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.
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.
"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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Articles and videos published outside of mainland China:
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]
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.