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To: Lady Jag; SevenofNine; Soaring Feather; All
Earthquake Severity
Richter         Earthquake
Magnitudes      Effects

Less than 3.5   Generally not felt, but recorded.

3.5-5.4         Often felt, but rarely causes damage.

Under 6.0       At most slight damage to well-designed buildings.
		Can cause major damage to poorly constructed buildings
		over small regions.

6.1-6.9         Can be destructive in areas up to about 100 kilometers
		across where people live.

7.0-7.9         Major earthquake. Can cause serious damage over larger areas.

8 or greater    Great earthquake. Can cause serious damage in areas several
		hundred kilometers across.

1,659 posted on 07/29/2008 12:21:58 PM PDT by tomkow6 (...............CHANGE We Can Believe............My "VOICES"!....)
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To: tomkow6

I am at home right now since it my day off now my cat dooesn’t get out from under my bed I think I am letting him stay underneath he come out when he come out he is shaken OF COURSE he is kitty cat

Check this out he is not afraid of anything he beat up neighbor childurea he is afraid of earthquake


1,660 posted on 07/29/2008 12:27:33 PM PDT by SevenofNine ("We are Freepers, all your media belong to us, resistence is futile")
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To: tomkow6; SevenofNine; Soaring Feather; All

It’s still rocking in Chino Hills but overall it’s been downgraded to 5.4.

They don’t use the Richter anymore. It’s the Fujita now and I haven’t looked that up and am unfamiliar with it.


1,661 posted on 07/29/2008 12:33:43 PM PDT by Lady Jag ( I dreamed I surfed all day in my monthly donor wonder bra - https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate)
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