did anyone in Vegas feel that quake 30 minutes ago

July 5th, 2019 at 8:49:34 PM permalink
Pacomartin
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It was in the same place as the quake on 4th of July, but it was a lot more powerful. This one was a magnitude 7.1 while the last one was 6.4

Northridge in 1994 was only magnitude 6.6
July 5th, 2019 at 9:14:49 PM permalink
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July 5th, 2019 at 9:34:26 PM permalink
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I was at home and definitely felt it, I'd say about 3x as strong as the one yesterday.
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July 5th, 2019 at 10:07:29 PM permalink
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Had some pretty big wave action in our pool in Havasu.
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July 5th, 2019 at 10:20:31 PM permalink
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Quote: Wizard
I was at home and definitely felt it, I'd say about 3x as strong as the one yesterday.


You have a pretty accurate butt, because I think it officially was 3.16X as strong or 10^0.5
July 6th, 2019 at 9:55:59 AM permalink
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Quote: Pacomartin
You have a pretty accurate butt, because I think it officially was 3.16X as strong or 10^0.5


Am I mistaken, I thought every whole number on the Richter scale meant twice as strong as the previous number?
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July 6th, 2019 at 10:55:23 AM permalink
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Quote: DRich
Am I mistaken, I thought every whole number on the Richter scale meant twice as strong as the previous number?


I thought it was 10 times as strong.
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July 7th, 2019 at 4:31:52 AM permalink
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Quote: Evenbob
I thought it was 10 times as strong.


It is 10. FWIWIIRC sound works the same way.
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July 7th, 2019 at 12:59:35 PM permalink
Wizard
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Quote: Pacomartin
You have a pretty accurate butt, because I think it officially was 3.16X as strong or 10^0.5


I'd like to think my butt is very sensitive *ahem*. However, I was at a group dinner last night and somebody took me to task for my 3x estimate. As he pointed out , it was 10^7.1/10^6.4 = 10^0.7 = 5.0119x as strong.
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July 7th, 2019 at 7:34:42 PM permalink
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Quote: Wizard
I'd like to think my butt is very sensitive *ahem*.


There was one initial report that said the second earthquake was a 6.9 , so I was using 10^(6.9-6.4) = 10^0.5 ~ 3.16