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To: GeronL
No, a 7.0 is twice as powerful as a 6.0 which is twice as powerful as a 5.0 etc etc

Richter scale is a log scale. Each number is a factor of 10. When the number goes up the damage goes up 10 times as fast.
2 = 10 x level 1
3 = 100 x level 1
4 = 1000 x level 1
5 = 10000 x level 1
6 = 100000 x level 1
7 = 1000000 x level 1
48 posted on 01/15/2010 10:44:37 AM PST by GonzoGOP (There are millions of paranoid people in the world and they are all out to get me.)
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To: GonzoGOP

????

Ruh Roh.

Then thats REALLY bad in Haiti.


54 posted on 01/15/2010 10:50:49 AM PST by GeronL (http://libertyfic.proboards,com)
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