Talk:UWI Seismic Research Centre

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Did you know... that the University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre, which is 70 years old this year, once had an earthquake processing system called "WurstMachine"?

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The result was: promoted by Bruxton (talk) 00:42, 4 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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... that an algorithm developed by the University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre for calculating earthquake locations in the 1970s was called the "WurstMachine"? Source: https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences9020071
- ALT1: ... that the University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre, which is 70 years old this year, once had an earthquake processing system called "WurstMachine"? Source: https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences9020071
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Created by Chaiten1 (talk). Self-nominated at 16:20, 11 May 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/The UWI Seismic Research Centre; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

Length, history and reference verified. Both hooks are basically the same fact ... ALT0 flows better but ALT1 mentions the anniversary ... maybe we could combine them. Daniel Case (talk) 03:18, 24 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]