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I am no expert, but perhaps it is because the Richter Scale was built specifically for quakes in California. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richter_magnitude_sca
by SubiculumCode 7y ago
I am no expert, but perhaps it is because the Richter Scale was built specifically for quakes in California.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richter_magnitude_scale https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richter_magnitude_scale
- Gibbon1 7y agoI think the 1906 earthquake was one or the first to be extensively scientifically documented. I've read recently that total estimated energy doesn't translate very well. California is a mass of faults and poorly consolidated rock.[1]. Apparently that dissipates the energy quickly and shaking drops off sharply with distance. Other parts of the world with large areas of solid bedrock shaking can extend for very long distances. The new Madrid earthquake was thought to be an 8+ magnitude originally. But more recent estimated put it at ~7.3.