Yes, thank you. I already am aware of that. While there is no set definition of a large or major earthquake, the most widely accepted definition would be anything 7.0 or greater will be defined as a major earthquake. So again, I, personally, wouldn't call a 6.8 quake "huge", but maybe that's just me.
Yes, thank you. I already am aware of that. While there is no set definition of a large or major earthquake, the most widely accepted definition would be anything 7.0 or greater will be defined as a major earthquake. So again, I, personally, wouldn't call a 6.8 quake "huge", but maybe that's just me.
Good for you.
Relativity, my friend. Now Im not some super experienced person that travels from place to place to experience quakes, so the 5.6 I felt Saturday as my control... 6.something is gonna be huge.
What??? Have you ever been in a 6.8?? I have and it was many, many times worse then the one we had Saturday. In a heavily populated area a 6.8 could be devastating.
I was in SeaTac airport when the Nisqually quake hit on 2-28-2001. It made our little one on Saturday evening seem little a small fart after eating a bean burrito from Taco Time....
http://www.ce.washington.edu/~nisqually/index.html
sorry, the little mathematical/anal part of my brain feels the need to clarify a few things about earthquake strength. They are based on base 10 logs, but the richter numbers correspond to the amplitude of the earthquake "waves" So a 5.0 has an amplitude of 10x that of a 4.0 However, because of the way that amplitudes correspond to energy contained, a 5.0 will possess about 31.6x more energy than a 4.0
Also, and this is an interesting tidbit I picked up from wikipedia, but if you look at the richter numbers of earthquakes, and their relative frequency, there appears to be a log10 relationship in earthquake occurence. i.e. an earthquake of 4.x occurs about 10 times as often as an earthquake of 5.x
Okay, everyone please continue on
Also, and this is an interesting tidbit I picked up from wikipedia, but if you look at the richter numbers of earthquakes, and their relative frequency, there appears to be a log10 relationship in earthquake occurence. i.e. an earthquake of 4.x occurs about 10 times as often as an earthquake of 5.x
Okay, everyone please continue on
how did this thread turn into a argument?
Holy Crap that gives me a headache. I am gonna have to start drinking before getting on here at night.
My question is,... since February,... why havent you figured that out already?
Well, I quit drinking many years ago. Thinking it may be time to start again.
