tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30940686.post7480255190755343981..comments2024-02-11T22:49:17.311-08:00Comments on Arizona Geology: Putting magnitude in perspectiveLee Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11520300956249160005noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30940686.post-19234825345934127472011-03-14T11:05:03.319-07:002011-03-14T11:05:03.319-07:00Lee,
Sorry, someone pointed out to me that I had ...Lee,<br /><br />Sorry, someone pointed out to me that I had missed that you switched from kilotons to megatons. Those 3 orders of magnitude can make a rather large difference. My bad.<br /><br />DougAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30940686.post-87287965299603306232011-03-14T08:52:13.889-07:002011-03-14T08:52:13.889-07:00Doug, I just checked the numbers and they look rig...Doug, I just checked the numbers and they look right. What am I missing?Lee Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11520300956249160005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30940686.post-73979645457484380652011-03-14T08:34:37.095-07:002011-03-14T08:34:37.095-07:00I think you may be missing a decimal when you say ...I think you may be missing a decimal when you say "last years M7.0 Haiti quake was equal to 474 kilotons". Otherwise the next sentence makes no sense and is mathematically incorrect.<br /><br />Not a geologist, just trying to understand when the math doesn't seem right...<br /><br />DougAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com