User talk:Mikenorton

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Much thanks

Thank you so much for your help at Mary Kessell. I left last night with the intention of making additional corrections today and was pleasantly surprised to see it in the queue (thanks to your work). Much appreciated. All the best, France3470 (talk)

1857 Fort Tejon earthquake

Hi Mike,

I've expanded the article with a DYK in mind. It's at 5.7X right now and I have a proposed hook though I haven't posted the DYK nomination yet. Are you busy these days? The article is missing the technical aspect and a tectonic setting section could round it out nicely. This one's been in my sandbox for a good month or so. The hook might be something like:

... that four of the twentieth century Parkfield earthquakes had similar intensities and showed a solid resemblance to the dawn foreshock of the great 1857 Fort Tejon earthquake?

Work's slowing down but taking a class to fill my time. Hope all is good with you, Dawnseeker2000 03:39, 23 April 2012 (UTC)

Just finished a licensing round (UK offshore), so things easing off a bit right now. I'll take a look at the article tomorrow as it's late here and I've just returned from taking my daughter back up to Uni after the Easter break. Cheers, Mikenorton (talk) 22:18, 23 April 2012 (UTC)

Lunchtime here & just checking in. Will probably do the DYK tomorrow after work. Haven't touched the article since last weekend, and not finished with the sources that I have. Any you know, that's true for the 1979 Imperial Valley article too. I've really liked working on that one, and there's more detail that can be added; I keep finding new sources. I did think that maybe the content is getting too detailed, but the really detailed stuff only amounts to a few paragraphs. Dawnseeker2000 18:59, 26 April 2012 (UTC)

I'm working on the tectonic setting section 'as we speak (?type)' (did that sound a little guilty?). I also found (that should be rediscovered) a reference on supershear rupture propagation relating to the 1979 Imperial Valley earthquake. For nearly 20 years it was the only example of propagation at such high speeds and most seismologists didn't take it too seriously, but then from 1999 to 2002 there were three big strike-slip earthquakes with good instrumental records that confirmed that such ruptures could occur and might be particularly damaging. Part of my procrastination over the Fort Tejon article was me digging into the references on supershear. There's more sources out there now and I aim to expand it, and DYK it if there turns out to be sufficient material for a 5x expansion. Mikenorton (talk) 19:17, 26 April 2012 (UTC)

Thank you :) I posted a nomination with a simplified version of the proposed hook last night. Dawnseeker2000 14:27, 27 April 2012 (UTC)

Looks good, and there are many alternative hooks if that one doesn't get approval. I'll aim to take a thorough look at the article and see what I can add, in an attempt to justify your inclusion of my name in the nomination. Mikenorton (talk) 14:32, 27 April 2012 (UTC)

Re-removal frackign stuff

I've not c ehcked talk, but I can guess what the complaint will be. As a compromise, want to put the stuff onto the Texas article instead of the frackin one?? ~ Iloveandrea (talk) 20:03, 26 April 2012 (UTC)

Probably the Jackson School of Geosciences, if it goes anywhere. Mikenorton (talk) 20:07, 26 April 2012 (UTC)

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DYK nomination of 1966 Toro earthquake

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Fault table (in sandbox)

Hi, Mike. I don't know if you saw my comments at User talk:Mikenorton/sandbox about the prototype fault table. I would like to try some variations, preferably there to better compare the results. Would you be agreeable to that? ~ J. Johnson (JJ) (talk) 00:48, 9 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the alert JJ, I thought that I had it watched, but apparently not. I'll reply there. Mikenorton (talk) 09:06, 9 May 2012 (UTC)

More comment requested. ~ J. Johnson (JJ) (talk) 18:22, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

About ready. ~ J. Johnson (JJ) (talk) 22:14, 11 June 2012 (UTC)

DYK for 1857 Fort Tejon earthquake

Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:03, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

DYK for 1966 Toro earthquake

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 08:04, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

Germans

Hi. I found an error in the article (see photo). Copernicus was not a German, he was from Poland. --Top811 my talk —Preceding undated comment added 15:34, 12 May 2012 (UTC).

WP Geology in the Signpost

The WikiProject Report would like to focus on WikiProject Geology for a Signpost article. This is an excellent opportunity to draw attention to your efforts and attract new members to the project. Would you be willing to participate in an interview? If so, here are the questions for the interview. Just add your response below each question and feel free to skip any questions that you don't feel comfortable answering. Multiple editors will have an opportunity to respond to the interview questions, so be sure to sign your answers. If you know anyone else who would like to participate in the interview, please share this with them. Have a great day. -Mabeenot (talk) 22:44, 12 May 2012 (UTC)

Mikenorton, as RockMagnetist invited Ceranthor too, as WikiProject Earthquakes is a daughter of Wikiproject Geology, as you are a member of WikiProject Geology, as you edited plate reconstruction, as you wrote so many DYKs, as you are an active editor, do you want to throw in your two cents too? --Chris.urs-o (talk) 07:02, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

Oops, I didn't see that you were invited already ;) Cheers --Chris.urs-o (talk) 07:04, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

Pichilemu

Hi there Mike. Wanted your input in this: see, I added the peak ground accelleration of the 2010 Pichilemu earthquake to its table. the strongest was in Curicó (according to the coordinates). however, is it possible that the earthquake could have reached 8.6 g ? I'm not sure, I may not be using well the data in the reference... thanks. Diego Grez (talk) 05:41, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

Hi Diego, sorry for the delay in responding, that seems an unfeasibly high number. I'll check what the sources say. Mikenorton (talk) 14:20, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

That's 8.6%g or 0.086g if you prefer - PGA is always quoted as %g. Mikenorton (talk) 14:26, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Ah! thanks for the response Mike! Diego Grez (talk) 15:28, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

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Please help

I need help to improve the pages: 2012 Emilia earthquakes and List of earthquakes in Italy Thank you -- Robyc73 15:15, 29 May 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.18.133.177 (talk)

Hi - what in particular - I've already added a lot to the 2012 Emilia earthquakes article. Mikenorton (talk) 14:17, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

The earthquake while not having a great magnitude has produced extensive damage due to the sandy bottom. the area was not considered high seismicity and the earthquakes recorded only phenomenon of Ferrara in 1570! For this reason many people have found themselves unprepared and very shocked. Geologists today are reviewing some data not so precise on the area. Thanks for your valuable contribution -- Robyc73 15:00, 30 May 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.8.127.164 (talk)

Please help again

I need help to improve the pages: 2012 Emilia earthquakes and List of earthquakes in Italy Please put the exact magnitude of the earthquake of June 6 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.17.125.225 (talk) 17:10, 6 June 2012 (UTC) Thank you Robyc73 19:00, 06 June 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.17.125.225 (talk)

I added the magnitude scale and the original INGV source for the information. Mikenorton (talk) 15:35, 10 June 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Silicate perovskite

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Darwin was Nearly Right

Hi Mike, I appreciate that evolution is not your thing, but I noticed you made a contribution to the Darwin page so I thought you might be interested in the latest development in evolutionary thought from Eugene McCarthy http://www.macroevolution.net/support-files/forms_of_life.pdf -- Darwin was so close, yet so far from the real source of genetic variation.

Please let me know what you think, thanks, Derek

DerekSmith (talk) 12:10, 15 June 2012 (UTC)