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I got goosebumps reading your post and seeing the screenshot. I used to live in a seismic active region and experienced a few 6.0 and understand that a 9.0 is a
by buryat 5y ago
I got goosebumps reading your post and seeing the screenshot. I used to live in a seismic active region and experienced a few 6.0 and understand that a 9.0 is an end of the world event.
- thangalin 5y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richter_magnitude_scale https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richter_magnitude_scale "9.0 and greater. At or near total destruction – severe damage or collapse to all buildings. Heavy damage and shaking extends to distant locations. Permanent changes in ground topography. One per 10 to 50 years."
- rmason 5y agoMost you weren't alive then but Alaska had a 9.2 earthquake in 1964. I well remember the news accounts. Luckily not that many people lived in Alaska at the time. I cannot imagine if a quake of that magnitude hit modern day San Francisco. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964_Alaska_earthquake#:~:text=Lasting%20four%20minutes%20and%20thirty,earthquake%20recorded%20in%20world%20history https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964_Alaska_earthquake#:~:text....