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Earthquakes in Alaska and Chile In 1964, an earthquake measuring
a. How did the power of the New Madrid earthquake described in Example 4.12 compare with that of the 1964 Alaska earthquake?
b. In 1960 an earthquake occurred in Chile that was
EXAMPLE 4.12 COMPARING SOME FAMOUS EARTHQUAKES
On December 16, 1811, an earthquake occurred near New Madrid, Missouri, that temporarily reversed the course of the Mississippi River. This was actually one of a series of earthquakes in the area, one of which is estimated to have had a Richter magnitude of
Part 1 How much more powerful was the New Madrid quake than the 1989 San Francisco quake?
Part 2 If an earthquake
Part 3 On December 26, 2004, an earthquake
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