Well yes, you can with more earthquakes. Theoretically assuming the build up of tension energy is constant, you could trade many smaller earthquakes for a big o

Well yes, you can with more earthquakes. Theoretically assuming the build up of tension energy is constant, you could trade many smaller earthquakes for a big one. Ex 30 mag 6's instead of a mag 7 to get the same amount of energy released. Whether that is a good idea or not is debateble. Practically we have no control over earthquakes (except maybe with fracking) and no way to really forecast them.