Talk:1953 Paphos earthquake

GA review

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Nominator: Dora the Axe-plorer (talk · contribs) 07:07, 11 September 2026 (UTC)

Reviewer: A.Cython (talk · contribs) 03:59, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

I am not an expert on earthquakes, so this is a GA casual review, and maybe I will learn something. My comments are listed below. Ping me once you have addressed the comments. A.Cython(talk) 03:59, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

Various

• No edit war
• Neutral
• Broad and focused
• No copyright issues; Earwig's Copyvio Detector gives 1%
• No figures, apart from the map, which is free
  • Add alt text

Prose and MoS

• further analysis of seismic data revealed that this was a doublet earthquake comprising two similarly-sized subevents about 50 km (31 mi) and 8 seconds apart → further analysis of seismic data revealed a doublet earthquake comprising two similarly sized subevents about 50 km (31 mi) apart and 8 seconds apart.

Done

• The town of Paphos and 158 villages was → The town of Paphos and 158 villages were

Done

• form a form a

Done

• The seismicity of the region during the 20th century was low → Seismicity in the region was low during the 20th century

Done

• two extensional basins; replace semicolumn with comma

Done

• While International Seismological Summary → While the International Seismological Summary

Done

• catalog publish one → catalog published one

Done

• a coastal landslides.

Done

• Landslides damage some roads and were worsened by rain in the aftermath. → Landslides damaged some roads, and rain in the aftermath worsened the damage.

Done

• British air force and army → British Air Force and Army (capitals + add relevant wikilinks)

Done

• ₤850,000 Add an explanatory note to associate the date when this amount was recorded because inflation affects the perception of value.

I've added a footnote, though I want to make note the source is published in 1993 so I assume it is referring to 1953 monetary value, but I'm uncertain. There is another parliamentary debate from 1953 that tallied the total damage at 2 million which I've included. I've used that source to expand on the damage and response. Dora the Axe-plorer (explore) 05:10, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

• Soil liquefaction wikilink?

Done

• British air force → British Air Force (capitals)

Done

• aftershock wikilink, or is this considered a common word? In my book, I would wikilink it, but I leave this to your better judgment

Done

• Add alt text for the map. It has become mandatory for GA, see WP:GACR6#6

Done

• Stroumbi, Axylou, Kithasi, Lapithiou and Phasoula add relevant wikilinks for those that exist

Done

@A.Cython: points addressed, there are some major changes now that new sources have been introduced to improve clarity and scope. Let me know if the changes are appropriate. Dora the Axe-plorer (explore) 05:29, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

Sources

Sources are appropriately formatted, and a spot check confirms they look correct.

Final comments

Congratulations to Dora the Axe-plorer for bringing an earthquake article to GA family. Well done! A.Cython(talk) 23:03, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.