[Truth666]

The title of this thread explains why this quake is a major event. Now, as I already mentioned above, the immediate question is, :
- why is this major event assigned a 3.9 mag ?

[Strategerist]

- why is this major event assigned a 3.9 mag ?

Because the Trilateral Comission in league with the Bilderbergers consulted Satan and decided to list the magnitude as 3.9 instead of its true 10.5 magnitude?

[dirtboy]

The title of this thread explains why this quake is a major event. Now, as I already mentioned above, the immediate question is, : - why is this major event assigned a 3.9 mag ?

Lemme see if I can mimic your "logic" here.

Someone was shot with a .223 caliber bullet.

That bullet did damage similar to a .308.

Therefore, the .223 actually was a .308.

[MineralMan]

"The title of this thread explains why this quake is a major event. Now, as I already mentioned above, the immediate question is, :
- why is this major event assigned a 3.9 mag ?"

Uh...could it be because it WAS a 3.9 magnitude quake? They don't pull magnitudes out of their hats, you know. It's based on instrumentation.

A 3.9 can do local damage.