In 4 years here in Japan there have been 36 M6+ earthquakes. Numerous typhoons.

Also over a hundred quakes of above M5.

If anyone experience the Great Norfolk Quake of 2008 that was M5 apparently.

As Magnitude scale is exponential that means M6 is 10 times bigger in terms of energy, M7 100 times bigger and so on.

Here in Japan they use the "shindo" (shaking) scale which lists the intensity of the shakes in each municipality. Much more relevant comparison as Magnitude Scale just describes energy released. Goes from 1-7. Anything above a 4 is a bit unnerving.

A lot depends on the kind of land you are on, distance from epicenter and depth of quake etc.

Posted By: TOKYO_BILL on September 7th 2017 at 01:03:49

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Hurricane or Eathquake (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Sep 6, 11:55:23
- In 4 years here in Japan there have been 36 M6+ earthquakes. Numerous typhoons. (General Chat) - TOKYO_BILL, Sep 7, 01:03:49
- I mean off to cancun 🇲🇽 end of the month - hoping it stays free from Hurricanes! (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Sep 6, 19:10:54
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- felt many quakes, the biggest being an 8.8, only the 4th strongest ever recorded! (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 6, 17:17:43
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  - Me too, was seriously considering Dominican Republic (General Chat) - Men without hats, Sep 6, 15:42:28
    - I was looking at Jamaica, Bahamas or coober. Was actually cheaper than a week in norwich. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Sep 6, 16:10:44
  - At the end of the moth, you say? When's that? (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Sep 6, 15:19:23
    - The arse. I am going at the arse of the moth. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Sep 6, 15:26:39
      - many moths don't eat at all (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 6, 15:40:34
        
        I hope I'm going on one of those then. Arse should be nice and clean. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Sep 6, 16:13:26
    - moths are important pollenators (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 6, 15:26:04
      - I am not wiping them out. I am celebrating them by having a holiday on their bottom (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Sep 6, 15:27:02
- Both.... (General Chat) - fareastcanary, Sep 6, 14:50:56
- There was a quake in Norwich about 10-12 years ago. (General Chat) - avenging canary, Sep 6, 13:50:40
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- Probably should ask Larry's list of celebrity conquests, the earth clearly moved for them (n/m) (General Chat) - shortfatb, Sep 6, 13:40:30
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- Earthquake in Pakistan in 2010/11 (General Chat) - um_gah, Sep 6, 13:24:10
- both (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Sep 6, 13:13:13
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- We were in united state of yank in 2008 and got caught up in hurricane faye (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 6, 12:48:12
  - I got my flight from US changed because of one in 2008 I think, and caught the outlying (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Sep 6, 13:20:21
    - been in a few mincey earthquakes not a full on worzel though (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 6, 13:44:50
      - Yeah the ones I experienced were crap. I thought my dog was on the bed scratching her ear, (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Sep 6, 14:12:23
- Earthquake in Worthing 2011 (General Chat) - Worthing Yellow, Sep 6, 12:44:57
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- Hong Kong category 8 typhoon last year (n/m) (General Chat) - Claygate_Canary, Sep 6, 12:29:12
- Worked in Japan and it's an everyday occorrence (General Chat) - Old Splat, Sep 6, 12:18:57
- Was about 40 miles from the epicentre of this a year ago (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 6, 12:15:12
- Only crap ones. 87 hurricane and low grade quakes in Yellowstone which happen (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Sep 6, 12:13:36
- 87 hurricane (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Sep 6, 12:04:26
  - Still have my unsed Man Utd away ticket... (General Chat) - Worthing Yellow, Sep 6, 12:38:48
  - if you refer to October 87 in the UK (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Sep 6, 12:21:22
    - I was roofing by lunchtime -, it were nowt. (n/m) (General Chat) - Men without hats, Sep 6, 15:45:42
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