Talk:Moderate earthquake hits Crete, Greece

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 * Of course, I agree the AmericanUS-ianbiasedcrap must be wrong with this, updated the article according to the European source. --Diego Grez return fire 18:15, 3 October 2010 (UTC)
 * While I agree the more local one is more likely to be right, we can't assume that either... Turning a problem on its head does not create a solution. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 18:58, 3 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Then, what should I do. --Diego Grez return fire 19:02, 3 October 2010 (UTC)


 * Rearrange the article to talk of the conflicting information. Explain clearly who said which version without implying either side is correct. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 19:06, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

The official numbers have changed. When I checked a few moments ago, USGS said 5.2 and 38.3km, while EMSC said 5.0 and 40km. Oh, joy.

There are some earthquake article titles that don't specify the magnitude. Believe it or not, there's an article in the archives from 2007 called Minor earthquake strikes California. --Pi zero (talk) 22:44, 3 October 2010 (UTC)


 * How's this sound: Earthquake strikes Crete, Greece; magnitude unclear? Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 22:45, 3 October 2010 (UTC)


 * The unclarity isn't really part of the story, and the reader wants to know from the headline whether it's a tiny earthquake or a huge earthquake or what.


 * Can we get away with calling the earthquake "moderate"? In the old Richter scale, according to Richter magnitude scale, 5.0–5.9 is "moderate"; and the moment magnitude scale is calibrated to coincide with the Richter scale for medium-sized earthquakes.  Moderate earthquake hits Crete, Greece?  --Pi zero (talk) 23:05, 3 October 2010 (UTC)


 * Yeah, I think that works without problems. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 23:23, 3 October 2010 (UTC)