#earthquake

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

— Charles Francis Richter

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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

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We had our first earthquake over here recently. That was a bizarre feeling. I just became disoriented and I remember my dad freaking out. Nothing broke or anything. ↗

— Ashley Scott

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After World War II great strides were made in modern Japanese architecture, not only in advanced technology, allowing earthquake resistant tall buildings, but expressing and infusing characteristics of traditional Japanese architecture in modern buildings. ↗

— Harry Seidler

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Can you name me even one time when someone else raced to the Americans in trouble? I don't think there was outside help even during the San Francisco earthquake. ↗

— Gordon Sinclair

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

— Sylvester Stallone

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It's not unexpected that shooting massive amounts of water, sand, and chemicals at high pressure into the earth to shatter shale and release natural gas might shake things up. But earthquakes aren't the worst problem with fracking. ↗

— David Suzuki

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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

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Presenting statues of honor to reporters for covering an earthquake is like presenting a first prize to a doctor for performing surgery. ↗

— Phil Donahue

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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

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