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Re: Earthquake and Tsunami ?
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An earthquake measuring approx 7.5 on the richter scale hit of the coast of Summatra last night, they have issued a tsunami warning in the surrounding countries. I remember Aceh earthquake being measured at 9.0, does there have to be a certain magnitude of earthquake to create a tsunumi ? Probably issuing a warning now to get most folk inland, but some i'm sure will be afraid to give up their homes and possesions.
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The richter scale is a logarithmic scale so a force 7.5 is about 200 times weaker than a force 9.
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