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The scale is logarithmic (9.0 is ~32 times stronger than 8.0 in terms of energy release).
by geoka9 7y ago
The scale is logarithmic (9.0 is ~32 times stronger than 8.0 in terms of energy release).
- Gibbon1 7y agoIn California is because our earthquakes come from strike/slip faults the largest earthquakes we can expect are around 8.0 like the 1906 earthquake. The Pacific Northwest has megathrust earthquakes that can reach 9.0 similar to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake. That terrifies me because California isn't really prepared for what we're due. And the PNW is less prepared than California.