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strik3r2k8 t1_ja0sx4x wrote

Reply to comment by Mississimia in ‘My whole bed shook’: south Wales hit by 3.7 magnitude earthquake | Wales by vanquisher1985

It’s not even a 4 pointer, go back to sleep.

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truecore t1_ja1enza wrote

Most people reading this won't realize that the magnitude system is literally orders of magnitudes in power. So a 4.0 is 10x as strong as a 3.0. A 3.8 is weak as fuck. But when you live in brick houses I guess it could still be dangerous.

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DorisCrockford t1_ja55rf9 wrote

You got that right. Brick houses are definitely not what you want to be in during an earthquake. You don't even want to be sleeping in the living room next to a brick chimney.

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