It's a logarithmic scale. 7.0 is ten times more powerful than 6.0 which is 10 times more powerful than a 5.0, etc..
On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 2:54 PM, Eric Roberts <[email protected]> wrote: > > I was just watching a video on Nat Geo...for an earthquake to go to the next > higher number it has to be 30 times more powerful. > > Eric ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:341902 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
