Watch video here ScientificAmerican, LiveScience, May 2012 What do those numbers mean? A handy animation illustrates the enormous difference in power from one level to the next on the earthquake magnitude scale. Read on for a story on the largest earthquake ever recorded – and an explanation of the tectonic forces that are behind the most colossal of these cataclysms on our planet. Earthquake Magnitude: Just How Big Was the Biggest Earthquake? This week marks the anniversary of the largest […]

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