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M8.2 earthquake near Perryville, Alaska

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Re: M8.2 earthquake near Perryville, Alaska

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Post by jobigoud »

pmdulaney wrote: post #36
spchampion2 wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Because the magnitude is no longer defined using the original Richter scale. Earthquake magnitudes are now defined using a similar scale called the moment magnitude scale. Also watts are an SI unit of power, whereas Richters are not a unit of earthquake. It's just the name for the scale itself. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seismic_magnitude_scales

Wow. I wonder if any local news station has ever said, "That earthquake with an epicenter in Whittier was a 4.5 on the moment magnitude scale." Thank you.

> Whittier

That's the town where everyone lives in the same building right?

Re: M8.2 earthquake near Perryville, Alaska

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Post by k_sze »

Turing_Machine wrote: post #28
k_sze wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

However, I wonder if this quake so up north would accelerate the breaking of icebergs.

There's no sea ice that far south at this time of year. Alaska is huge, yo.

Oh, right, I forgot we’re in summer.

Re: M8.2 earthquake near Perryville, Alaska

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Post by swader999 »

ineedasername wrote: post #35
swader999 wrote: post #12

Time so see what Dutchsinse, the earthquake maverick says about this. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hhfLTDA8I9g

Pretty interesting, especially when he shows the buoys on the east cost that registered the quake & the plate overlay to show why they felt the quake (because they were on the the other edge of the plate). Kind of amazing he he managed to put up a 1hr+ video so soon after the quake, ~1.5 hours or so. Also a bit confusing why the comment posting this video is (as of my comment) getting downvoted? Is this youtuber not…

He's got some radical notions but always seems to make pretty good predictions.

For instance, in that video he's calling for a six in Southern California in the next six days.

Re: M8.2 earthquake near Perryville, Alaska

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Post by pmdulaney »

jobigoud wrote: post #41
pmdulaney wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Wow. I wonder if any local news station has ever said, "That earthquake with an epicenter in Whittier was a 4.5 on the moment magnitude scale." Thank you.

> Whittier That's the town where everyone lives in the same building right?

No, you're thinking of the little town in Alaska. Whittier is a suburb of Los Angeles -- where Nixon was born, I believe.
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