mac-and-dream OP t1_ja7kfkv wrote on February 27, 2023 at 1:00 PM

Reply to comment by nmxt in ELI5: Why have they been multiple big earthquakes along Türkiye and Syria? it's been 3 weeks and there are still repeated earthquakes with the latest being 5.7 - is this normal? by mac-and-dream

Ohhhh! I thought those regular ones were lower numbers (like 3s). This clears things up! Thanks.

RhynoD t1_ja7xnrr wrote on February 27, 2023 at 2:49 PM

Keep in mind that the scale is logarithmic. Going from 5 to 6 isn't a small increase in power, it's 10x more powerful, and 7 would be 100x. So, 3 is the kind that people may not even notice at all, 5 is a bit shakey, maybe some stuff falling off of shelves, and 7 is buildings falling.