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In response to "It's nighttime in New Zealand so reports are scattered, but it doesn't sound good. -- (link)" by Mop (221 lbs)

Yikes. 7.4 is fairly significant, I think. (What's the highest recorded ever?) -- nm

Posted by JaxSean (aka JaxSean) Sep 3 '10, 11:27

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How quake-proofed the buildings are matters a lot, too. The one in this report probably wasn't. -- nm - con_carne Sep 3, 12:02
"The largest recorded earthquake in the world was a magnitude 9.5 (Mw) in Chile on May 22, 1960." -- nm - JaxSean Sep 3, 11:28 4
- yep. the one in Haiti this year was a 7.0 -- nm - decline Sep 3, 11:29 3
  - I didn't realize there was an 4.8 earthquake in Wyoming last month. -- (link) - JaxSean Sep 3, 11:30 2
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      - "Doubtful many people in Wyoming", period. -- nm - Mop (221 lbs) Sep 3, 11:33
wikip says 9.5....nm - xi Sep 3, 11:28

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