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done what he has done.
- Richelieu
> > : Earthquake Severity
> > :
> > : Richter Earthquake
> > : Magnitudes Effects
> > :
> > : Less than 3.5 Generally not felt, but recorded.
> > :
> > : 3.5-5.4 Often felt, but rarely causes damage.
> > :
> > : Under 6.0 At most slight damage to well-designed buildings.
> > : Can cause major damage to poorly constructed
> buildings
> > : over small regions.
> > etc.
>
> Living in a very active seismic region (we had a 6.8 magnitude quake
> back in 2001, and we have a very large active volcano not far away),
> I'd say that a 4.8 quake would not cause significant widespread
> damage.
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