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As somebody who has been through more than 10 thousand quakes, it's as significant as the force itself. 7.4 @ 300km deep you just yawn and roll over. @10km dee

As somebody who has been through more than 10 thousand quakes, it's as significant as the force itself. 7.4 @ 300km deep you just yawn and roll over. @10km deep you pray your concrete roof tiles don't come through the ceiling and kill you in your bed... you basically just lie on top of your wife, give thanks for the time you did have, and hope for the best.

furyofantares 2y ago
> As somebody who has been through more than 10 thousand quakes What's this now?
- iraqmtpizza 2y ago
  How many drops is this for you, Lieutenant? Thirty eight... simulated.
  - dredmorbius 2y ago
    <https://www.cactushugs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/aliens-guy.jpeg https://www.cactushugs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/aliens...> (For the uninitiated.)
- rdl 2y ago
  There are a LOT of very small/deep/etc quakes in some places.
  - furyofantares 2y ago
    Sure, I see Riverside CA had over 6000 last year, though I doubt if someone who moved there two years ago would say they've "been through" over 10,000 quakes since, depending on their sensitivity, they might not have felt any of them, or maybe a dozen of them or something. I'm interested in specifics!
- RowanH 2y ago
  Christchurch quake had 10's of thousands of aftershocks. A few people I know were rattled to the point they were shell shocked and just had to leave town - every tremor triggering off "could this be it" all over again.
  - EdwardDiego 2y ago
    For a long while, every damn heavy truck driving past the office got a few people going really silent and pensive.
- robocat 2y ago
  It's a bullshit number - ignore it. The same location could have had 1, 10, 1000 or 1000000 quakes depending on the threshold chosen. Or if just talking about ones you can feel, then the count varies a lot depending on exact location (and your sensitivity). And the time and strength distribution of aftershocks is not linear - so the number gives you no feeling for what it means.

furyofantares 2y ago

> As somebody who has been through more than 10 thousand quakes What's this now?

iraqmtpizza 2y ago
How many drops is this for you, Lieutenant? Thirty eight... simulated.
- dredmorbius 2y ago
  <https://www.cactushugs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/aliens-guy.jpeg https://www.cactushugs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/aliens...> (For the uninitiated.)
rdl 2y ago
There are a LOT of very small/deep/etc quakes in some places.
- furyofantares 2y ago
  Sure, I see Riverside CA had over 6000 last year, though I doubt if someone who moved there two years ago would say they've "been through" over 10,000 quakes since, depending on their sensitivity, they might not have felt any of them, or maybe a dozen of them or something. I'm interested in specifics!
RowanH 2y ago
Christchurch quake had 10's of thousands of aftershocks. A few people I know were rattled to the point they were shell shocked and just had to leave town - every tremor triggering off "could this be it" all over again.
- EdwardDiego 2y ago
  For a long while, every damn heavy truck driving past the office got a few people going really silent and pensive.
robocat 2y ago
It's a bullshit number - ignore it. The same location could have had 1, 10, 1000 or 1000000 quakes depending on the threshold chosen. Or if just talking about ones you can feel, then the count varies a lot depending on exact location (and your sensitivity). And the time and strength distribution of aftershocks is not linear - so the number gives you no feeling for what it means.