To: mewzilla
No, it's just a magnitude measurement. I forget how to convert, but the largest earthquakes in Japanese history (close to 9 on the Richter scale) measure a 7 on the Shindo scale. The Japanese report all their earthquakes using this scale.
To: Physicist
A 6.0 right in Tokyo. That will get your attention. Maybe knock the Playstation right off the desk.
51 posted on
04/10/2005 4:15:26 PM PDT by
RightWhale
(50 trillion sovereign cells working together in relative harmony)
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