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For what it's worth, the article actually says the magnitude was 8.7 (at a depth of 33 kilometers), not 8.9 as in the title here—not that it matters much. I ho
by cobychapple 14y ago
For what it's worth, the article actually says the magnitude was 8.7 (at a depth of 33 kilometers), not 8.9 as in the title here—not that it matters much.
I hope it doesn't cause as much damage as the one in 2004!
- negamax 14y agoThe one in 2004 was 9.1. Quite a difference considering that scale is logarithmic. Since then lots of infrastructure and processes are created to evacuate people and issue tsunami warnings. So people are at least better prepared.
- pmjordan 14y agoA 8.7 quake can still cause a devastating tsunami. In addition to the strength of the shocks, the directionality of the energy release (horizontal or vertical) is crucial.
- tomp 14y agoWhen I submitted it, the news was 8.9. Then they downgraded it, fortunately... The article is still a bit bare, but it's being updated.
- manojlds 14y agoYou can't say it doesn't matter much as the difference is exponential