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To: SE Mom

though a 7.8 is nowhere near a 9.3

Just a bit over 3% as strong.

133 posted on 04/06/2010 4:54:28 PM PDT by El Gato ("The second amendment is the reset button of the US constitution"-Doug McKay)

To: El Gato

HUH?

142 posted on 04/06/2010 5:08:19 PM PDT by shotgun

To: El Gato

though a 7.8 is nowhere near a 9.3 Just a bit over 3% as strong.

Richter scale is exponential, thus the 9.3 is nearly 50 times as strong as a 7.8

156 posted on 04/06/2010 5:51:02 PM PDT by Godzilla (3-7-77)

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