Talk:List of earthquakes in South Korea

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Sourcing, magnitude type, etc. edit

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@Phoenix7777:, why do you think it make sense to use the Korea Meterological Administration as a source for the list? Dawnseeker2000 21:59, 20 November 2017 (UTC)Reply

@Dawnseeker2000: All other data are based on the Korea Meterological Administration which uses ML. If you change whole data using USGS, I don't mind using Mw. USGS publishes only main shocks in South Korea[1] and does not publish aftershocks of these earthquakes. Also, the map and the chart are created using Korean data and I cannot create them using USGS. So, the main scale used in this article should be ML and Mw should be added as a supplement as my edit you reverted.―― Phoenix7777 (talk) 22:29, 20 November 2017 (UTC)Reply

OK, thanks for the explanation. It doesn't really make sense to be using Richter magnitude in this day and age, but we don't necessarily have to be at the mercy of the KMA. Another reason to move away from them as a source for everything would be because their website lacks intensity information. Dawnseeker2000 22:40, 20 November 2017 (UTC)Reply

Thanks. I restored Mw with sources hoping no more edit warring with other editors.―― Phoenix7777 (talk) 22:56, 20 November 2017 (UTC)Reply

I wouldn't really call it edit warring. That was good 'ol WP:BRD. Just one more thing: My perspective is that the readability and usability really goes down when using multiple sources per entry. That is why my trust model approach has been to cite everything in the articles then simply copy material to the lists. So the usability and lack of intensity detail puts this list in a position where it will still need an overhaul at some point. Dawnseeker2000 23:11, 20 November 2017 (UTC)Reply

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