Each increase in magnitude represents a factor of 10, ie mag 6 is 100 times more powerful than mag 4.
Five point five zero or Five point fifty.
Fourteen point three five. One four point three five Fourteen point thirty-five One four point thirty-five Fourteen and thirty-five hundredths.
point zero five five or zero point zero five five or fifty-five thousandths
Fourteen point two five. One four point two five Fourteen point twenty-five One four point twenty-five Fourteen and twenty-five hundredths. Fourteen and a quarter.
Thirteen point fifty-five. One three point five five. Thirteen and fifty-five hundredths.
The biggest earthquake in our century is the Indian Ocean earthquake in December 2004 with a magnitude of 9.1. But that's not exactly in the last five years, so the Sendai earthquake in Japan today (March 11, 2011) is the biggest earthquake in the last 5 years, with a magnitude of 8.9.
There have been numerous earthquakes since 1975. Five of the worst locations were Tangshan, China in 1976 where 240,000 died, Sumatra, Indonesia in 2004 where 100,000 to 225,000 died, Port-au-Prince, Haiti in 2010 where 316,000 died, Tohoku, Japan in 2011 where 15,878 died and 129,225 buildings collapsed, and Sichuan, China in 2008 where 69,127 died.
1. Valdivia, Chile 1960 Magnitude 9.52. Off the Coast of Sumatra, Indonesia 2004 Magnitude 9.33. Prince William Sound, Alaska 1964 Magnitude 9.24. Kamchatka, Russia 1952 Magnitude 9.04. Japan 2011, Magnitude 9.06. Ecuador-Columbia, 1906 Magnitude 8.86. Maule, Chile, 2010 Magnitude 8.86. Cascadia Subduction Zone 1700 Magnitude 8.7-9.2And now there is the Japan Earthquake, the largest in the country. It happened March 11, 2011, and was a 9.0.Isn't the Indonesia a 9.1 earthquake?
There was an earthquake five minutes ago
2004 Indian Ocean M9.1 ~230,000 dead 2008 Sichuan (China) M7.9 ~88,000 dead 2005 Kashmir (Pakistan) M7.6 ~86,000 dead 2003 Bam (Iran) M6.6 ~31,000 dead 2001 Gujarat (India) M7.7 ~20,000 dead Also 2011 Japan M8.9
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Five had been injured during the Haiti earthquake.
The duration of an earthquake can vary widely, from just a few seconds to several minutes, depending on factors such as the magnitude of the quake, the depth of the earthquake's focus, and the distance from the epicenter. Generally, most earthquakes last for around 10-30 seconds.
The Haitian earthquake rates as along with the Sumatran earthquake and tsunami as the most terrible earthquake since 1975. Tangshan, Kashmir, and Sichuan round out the top five.
On March 11, 2011 in Japan they had an earthquake and a tsunami. A magnitude 9.0 earthquake rocked Japan at 2:46 p.m. local time followed by many aftershocks. The major earthquake struck about 15 miles. Also because of the earthquake and the aftershocks a tsunami was set off. The earthquake occurred off the coast of Honshu. It was the strongest earthquake to ever hit Japan. It was one of the top five largest recorded earthquakes in the world. The waves of the tsunami were as high as 35 feet. This was reported in several different Northern regions of Japan. There were 8,649 people who were confirmed dead, 21,911 people who are still missing till this day. There were 19 aftershocks reported
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