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Greg Cocks @GregCocks@techhub.social

Here’s How Earthquakes Are Measured
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https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/05/us/earthquakes-measured-magnitude-richter-scale.html <-- shared media article
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https://www.usgs.gov/programs/earthquake-hazards/earthquake-magnitude-energy-release-and-shaking-intensity <-- shared technical article
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[I have experienced a number of earthquakes, including the 2001 Nisqually earthquake when I lived in Western Washington State.]
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Jan. 17, 1994 file photo shows a portion of the Bullock's department store in Los Angeles' Northridge Fashion Center that collapsed in the Northridge earthquake. Twenty-five years ago this week, a violent, pre-dawn earthquake shook Los Angeles from its sleep, and sunrise revealed widespread devastation, with dozens killed and $25 billion in damage.

schematic / chart - Earthquake magnitudes and energy release, and comparison with other natural and man-made events.

Maps showing the shaking intensity from two different earthquakes with about the same magnitude.

schematic / chart / map - Visualizing the Power and Frequency of Earthquakes - https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-the-power-and-frequency-of-earthquakes/

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