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To: Augustus Gloop who wrote (99717)3/28/2005 12:31:28 PM
From: DMaA  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 108807
 
Logarithmically I believe. 8.5 has 10X the energy of 7.5



To: Augustus Gloop who wrote (99717)3/28/2005 12:41:44 PM
From: cosmicforce  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 108807
 
<still could cause an ugly event>

No doubt. There is a phenomenon that occurs that you may not know about. Earth materials can only shake so hard - the shake amplitude starts to cap out around 7.8 or so. The energy dissipation then becomes one not of increased amplitude at the local level or damage intensity, but areal extent of similar damage.


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