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5.x earthquakes are not “stress relievers”, that is a common fallacy.

• kirubakaran 4y ago
  https://earthquake.usgs.gov/research/eqproc/grdmotion.php https://earthquake.usgs.gov/research/eqproc/grdmotion.php Especially: https://histre.com/highlights/kirubakaran/5b7c1756 https://histre.com/highlights/kirubakaran/5b7c1756
  • mturmon 4y ago
    You seem to be writing to correct the commenter above, but in fact the commenter is correct. Because the M scale is logarithmic, you need a lot of M5's to release energy equivalent to an M6. So, the M5's aren't helping to suppress the M6's. A few seconds of searching will turn up authoritative sources on this oft-heard misconception.
    • kirubakaran 4y ago
      Ah I see. Thanks!