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In general the answer is no. The gist seems to be that because the richter scale for magnitude is logarithmic is would take thousands of 3.0 quakes to equal a 6
by dkasper 9y ago
In general the answer is no. The gist seems to be that because the richter scale for magnitude is logarithmic is would take thousands of 3.0 quakes to equal a 6.0. More info here in "Common Myths and Misconceptions" http://seismo.berkeley.edu/outreach/faq.html http://seismo.berkeley.edu/outreach/faq.html