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Environment & Energy

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1. Seriously mind blowing!

Tue Aug 27, 2013, 05:46 PM

Aug 2013

Having experienced a few of California's big earthquakes, I really cannot comprehend how much worse they could have been.

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Perspective: a graphical comparison of earthquake energy release [View all] kristopher Aug 2013 OP

Seriously mind blowing! Control-Z Aug 2013 #1

Log scales are like that, they sneak up on you OKIsItJustMe Aug 2013 #3

Good catch nt Link Speed Aug 2013 #2

That one is good, but this one will scare the shit out of you. AtheistCrusader Aug 2013 #4

OUCH! I turned up the volume wearing earphones kristopher Aug 2013 #5

I was in a 7.2 once, but it wasn't listed on this chart. AtheistCrusader Aug 2013 #6

"the very planet itself was trying to kill me" kristopher Aug 2013 #7

I was about halfway between Tacoma and Enumclaw when this hit. AtheistCrusader Aug 2013 #8

It could be that or it could possibly be the scale used kristopher Aug 2013 #9

Very interesting. I didn't know about that. AtheistCrusader Aug 2013 #13

There had been a previous quake which measured in at 7.1 OKIsItJustMe Aug 2013 #11

I or a second hand piece of information may have AtheistCrusader Aug 2013 #12

I know that feeling...I went through the Northridge quake in 1994.. truebrit71 Aug 2013 #10