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I'm amazed to see the New Yorker waffle about the size of the New Madrid earthquakes ("seismologists agree it was one of the biggest earthquakes, estimated at b
by idlewords 10y ago
I'm amazed to see the New Yorker waffle about the size of the New Madrid earthquakes ("seismologists agree it was one of the biggest earthquakes, estimated at between 7.0 and 8.8").
Current consensus puts the biggest New Madrid quake at 7.6. Earlier estimates above 8.0 were due to a failure to appreciate how well Midwestern bedrock transmits seismic energy.