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#earthquake

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I suggested that we might compare earthquakes in terms of the measured amplitudes recorded at these stations, with an appropriate correction for distance.


Charles Francis Richter


#compare #correction #distance #earthquakes #i

If one introduces the concept of energy of an earthquake then that is a theoretically derived quantity.


Charles Francis Richter


#derived #earthquake #energy #introduces #quantity

What emerged, of course, was that the magnitude scale presupposed that all earthquakes were alike except for a constant scaling factor. And this proved to be closer to the truth than we expected.


Charles Francis Richter


#closer #constant #course #earthquakes #emerged

If you want to understand geology, study earthquakes. If you want to understand the economy, study the Depression.


Ben Bernanke


#earthquakes #economy #geology #study #understand

There is a lot that happens around the world we cannot control. We cannot stop earthquakes, we cannot prevent droughts, and we cannot prevent all conflict, but when we know where the hungry, the homeless and the sick exist, then we can help.


Jan Schakowsky


#cannot #conflict #control #droughts #earthquakes

Playing polo is like trying to play golf during an earthquake.


Sylvester Stallone


#earthquake #golf #like #play #play golf

The safest place to be during an earthquake would be in a stationary store.


George Carlin


#humor #humor

On behalf of my native Japan, I am grateful to the culinary community and hospitality industry for working together to raise much-needed funds to aid the tsunami and earthquake victims.


Masaharu Morimoto


#am #behalf #community #culinary #earthquake

Mr. Speaker, from hurricanes and floods in Latin America to earthquakes in Asia, natural disasters are increasingly becoming a regular feature of life for large numbers of people around the globe.


Earl Blumenauer


#around #asia #becoming #disasters #earthquakes

In the middle of my third Hollywood picture The Magician, the earthquake hit Hollywood. Not the real earthquake. Just the talkies.


Conrad Veidt


#hit #hollywood #just #magician #middle






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