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Alaska's 1964 Good Friday Earthquake measured 9.2 on the seismograph which is the third largest earthquake in recorded history and the 1906 San Francisco earthquake only recorded a magnitude of 7.9 on the Richter scale. That means that the Alaska quake was more then 10 times as bad as the San Francisco quake which killed over 3,000 people.
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The Alaska earthquake of 1964 had a magnitude of 8.6 on the Richter scale how many times more intense was this than the 1906 San Francisco earthquake?
My data says that the 1964 Anchorage, Alaska earthquake measured a 9.2 Mw, while the 1906 San Francisco earthquake was a 7.8 Ms
Which is more powerful in magnitude 5.0 or 7.0?
Magnitude 7.0 is a more powerful earthquake.
Is a longer earthquake more powerful?
cases more damadge
Would an earthquake be more possible to be in Nebraska or Alaska?
Nebraska
How many more powerful is a 9.0 then a 6.0 earthquake?
3.0 more
What do you call a small earthquake that follows a more powerful earthquake in the same area?
It is called an aftershock.
Can you feel seismic waves if you are sitting on the floor during an earthquaKE?
maybe; the more powerful the earthquake, the more likely you are to feel it.
When and where was the most powerful earthquake recorded?
In Chile on the 22 May 1960. The city of Valdivia was the worst effected. Please see the related link for more information
Why is a 6.0 magnitude earthquake so much more destructive than a 5.0 magnitude earthquake?
Because the "magnitude scale is not linear, it is logarithmic (its numbers are an order of magnitude apart) this mean that the a magnitude 6 earthquake is TEN TIMES more powerful than a magnitude 5 earthquake and a HUNDRED TIMES more powerful than a magnitude 4 earthquake.
Why is 6.0 magnitude earthquake so much more destructive than a 5.0 magnitude earthquake?
Because the "magnitude scale is not linear, it is logarithmic (its numbers are an order of magnitude apart) this mean that the a magnitude 6 earthquake is TEN TIMES more powerful than a magnitude 5 earthquake and a HUNDRED TIMES more powerful than a magnitude 4 earthquake.
What is more powerful a hurricane or an earthquake?
i think an earthquake is more powerful because the ground could crack everything shakes and breaks and if someone fell ain't no telling where they would end up...#who knows?
Did the Alaskan earthquake of 1964 have a higher seismic moment than the San Francisco earthquake of 1906?
because it caused more damage
