earthquake intensity and magnitude

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Magnitude versus Intensity of earthquakes

Denise @petatonicsca (7070) • Japan 26 Sep 19

Do you know the difference between magnitude and intensity? A lot of people don't. So why did the Pakistan earthquake of 5.6, which is not a terribly large magnitude, cause so much damage? Do you want to know? Read on. Magnitude...

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In Earthquake what is Intensity? what is magnitude?

TriGyn03 @TriGyn03 (84) • Philippines 6 Feb 12

Yesterday February 6, 2012 past 10:30 am we just experienced an earthquake.Malls, schools, stores and houses were shook by a 6.9 magnitude quake. People ran out of their houses, schools, offices including us, and headed to the...

earthquake intensity and magnitude

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