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http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquak...00dh4i#summary
Massat, Canada. I don't have any other information about it at the moment, but will update if I do.
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Thread: 6.2 Earthquake in Canada
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2012-10-30, 04:02 AM #1Brewmaster
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6.2 Earthquake in Canada
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2012-10-30, 04:04 AM #2Warchief
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That's pretty far away from major cities. Worst it can do is cause a tsunami, no?
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2012-10-30, 04:09 AM #3Bloodsail Admiral
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I would like to retract my statement from earlier today that nothing bad ever happens in Canada. :x
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2012-10-30, 04:09 AM #4Stood in the Fire
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Aftershock/sympathatetic quake from the other day?
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2012-10-30, 04:11 AM #5Mechagnome
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sure seems like it
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2012-10-30, 04:14 AM #6Brewmaster
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Looks to be an aftershock if you look here http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/
The crazy thing is that those are quakes from the past 30 days totally 14. 7 of those 14 were from the past 2 days alone. But I wouldn't worry so much. Once it's December 22nd, everyone will be on a total relax until someone will exclaim that 2014 will be the end of all natural resources or some stupid crap >.>I cried alone every single night. It felt like every day that passed here stole another piece of my real life away. After i cried, I’d go and fight as hard as I could. My only thought was winning, moving forward, and getting stronger. — Asuna Yuuki
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2012-10-30, 04:22 AM #7Titan
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6.+ earthquakes aren't that big or rare, really.
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2012-10-30, 04:29 AM #8High Overlord
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6.+ earthquakes are big.
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2012-10-30, 05:04 AM #9Merely a Setback
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Maybe to people who don't experience them, sure. But how much damage they do depends on the type of earthquake and it's proximity to population centers. Originally Posted by MossMonster
6.+ earthquakes in the middle of nowhere really shouldn't concern anyone unless there's no historical record for them.Human progress isn't measured by industry. It's measured by the value you place on a life.
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2012-10-30, 05:20 AM #10Immortal
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6~ earthquakes aren't even worth mentioning. Japan's tsunami / earthquake disaster was 1,000x more powerful than this random one in the article. I don't think a lot of people understand how the Richter Scale works. It's multiplicative, not linear.
7.0 is 10x more powerful than a 6.0
8.0 is 10x more powerful than a 7.0
9.0 is 10x more powerful than a 8.0
etc etc. News agencies play on this misunderstanding to get viewers / clicks on any minor earthquake that they can get their hands on. There's an average of a signle 6.0-6.9 earthquake every 3 days. Something like four 5.0-5.9 earthquakes every day.i7-4770k - GTX 780 Ti - 16GB DDR3 Ripjaws - (2) HyperX 120s / Vertex 3 120
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2012-10-30, 05:24 AM #11The Unstoppable Force
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I don't see the "news agency" angle. Dude just linked a government website that deals with earthquakes. If anything it's a neat little addon to the 7.7 they had yesterday in the same area so lighten up Francis.
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2012-10-30, 05:26 AM #12Titan
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There's really no significance to mentioning it, though, they're hardly harmful. Originally Posted by TradewindNQ
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2012-10-30, 05:29 AM #13The Unstoppable Force
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Well I found it interesting either way. Originally Posted by vizzle
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2012-10-30, 08:08 AM #14The Unstoppable Force
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The San Andreas sure is active these past couple days - more active than normal. First the 7.7 mag and now this? O_o
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2012-10-30, 08:39 AM #15I am Murloc!
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Originally Posted by vizzle
There have been lots of fatal 7.x earthquakes in history, especially towards the larger end of the scale. It is just lucky that it was out in the Queen Charlottes / Haida Gwaii rather than being in a dense area, or closer to the surface, or near more volatile plate movements that could create significant tsunamis.
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2012-10-30, 08:49 AM #16Immortal
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You're still not getting it unfortunately. A 7.x earthquake at the end of the scale is roughly 80x more powerful than the 6.2 earthquake in the OP. Originally Posted by Strakha
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2012-10-30, 08:56 AM #17I am Murloc!
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Yeah it was in reference to the 7.7 that was in the same area 1-2 days ago. Originally Posted by glo
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2012-10-30, 09:08 AM #18Titan
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We're talking about the 6.x so... I'm not sure what you're getting at. Originally Posted by Strakha
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2012-10-30, 09:13 AM #19I am Murloc!
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Ah my bad I thought you were saying that a 7.7 is hardly harmful, I apologize. Originally Posted by vizzle
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2012-10-31, 02:11 AM #20Herald of the Titans
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Yah I felt it, it was like woo! but nothing major, no damage, no nothing. Yes I do live in the general area
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