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    Was the recent tragic earthquake in Japan larger than the infamous 1906 San Francisco earthquake?

    Question #120704. Asked by star_gazer. (Mar 15 11 10:28 AM)


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    		Yes the Japan earthquake is larger. It has been upgraded to 9.0.

    Magnitude 9.0 - NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
    2011 March 11 05:46:23 UTC

    http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2011/usc0001xgp/

    the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 has been rated at 7.9 though some estimate differently:

    The most widely accepted estimate for the magnitude of the earthquake is a moment magnitude (Mw) of 7.9;[1] however, other values have been proposed, from 7.7 to as high as 8.25.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1906_San_Francisco_earthquake

    Mar 15 11, 12:22 PM

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