Earthquake hits japan

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2012-01-01/japan-earthquake/52310810/1

You're on 4chan.

We had a 4.0 earthquake in Ohio yesterday.

[Coasterkidmwm]

It's a logarithmic scale, so a 7.0, (a pretty big deal, which is why it's in the news), is three magnitudes stronger than a 4.0 in Ohio.

^Which means a 7 is 1000 times greater than a 4, each number is 10 times more powerful than the previous one.

The Haiti aftershock was a 6.1, making it 125.89 times more powerful than a 4

Originally posted by A.S.C.

We had a 4.0 earthquake in Ohio yesterday.

where do you live in Ohio, i live Medina and i didnt hear abut it

^I live in southern Ohio but right now I'm visiting reletives near Youngstown.

Originally posted by Agent Orange

Which means a 7 is 1000 times greater than a 4, each number is 10 times more powerful than the previous one.

I thought that was for the pH scale?

pH and Richter have the same basic scale

^ Oh wow! I ceretinly didnt know!