>>Oh my, the 2011 earthquake was 6.3. The way the Richter measurement is scaled, 7.4 is much larger<<
10 TIMES more powerful!
A 7.4 is a pretty sizable shaker. Prayers for our friends down there, especially our Kiwi FReepers!
7.4 is a big one! I was once in a 7.6, it pancaked tall buildings and killed many people. It was so powerful I couldn’t even walk out of the building, because you couldn’t walk — the shaking was so great. The lights went out after about 15 seconds. We were helpless.