Richter scale

Magnitudes are based on a #logarithmic scale, which means every whole number increase on the scale is actually a tenfold increase in magnitude.

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Rick Terscale...

...of the San Andreas Terscales...

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So, earthquake measurement. Everyone knows that the numbers are part of the Richter Scale, yes?

Except they're not. That scale fell out of scientific favour in the 1980s and has been replaced since then by the Moment Magnitude Scale. The numbers are similar for small-to-medium earthquakes but the MM scale is far more accurate about the energy released during the biggest, most devastating earthquakes.

Anyway, the point of this post is that the MM Scale has an upper bound of 10.6. Wikipedia helpfully describes why that is:

The end of the scale is at the value 10.6, corresponding to the assumption that at this value the Earth's crust would have to break apart completely.

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What would a magnitude 15 earthquake be like? - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3uk7jU3RHo

SPOILER ALERT: not good

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Did you hear about the Swift quake at the Taylor Swift concert in Seattle? That’s right, Swifties’ dancing combined with the sound system are believed to have caused tiny earthquakes, the largest of which was 2.3 on the Richter scale.

Lumen Field, the site of the Swift concert, was known for the “beast quake” which occurred in 2011 when Seattle Seahawks football fans celebrated a touchdown. That measured 2.0 on the Richter scale.

Now I would like to point out before the Swifties brag too much, that Lumen Field is in an area of the US that is prone to earthquakes. As such it probably has more seismographs that are more sensitive than other ones at other locations. They want to have advance warnings if there is to be a a big quake.

Bands from a bygone era may have triggered bigger earthquakes in the past. I’m looking at the Who, which had the loudest concerts on record. So much so that band member Pete Townsend is almost deaf.

But for the record, I most want to implicate the band Queen. We Will Rock You has a pronounced simple beat that the audience can easily follow. With a clap, clap, STOMP, I bet that some Queen concert of years ago would have had the record if they were being watched by all the seismographs near Lumen Field.

But for now, Swift has the bragging rights. I bet more acts would like to play Lumen field just to see how well they will do in the great seismograph competition. Who knows maybe Queen might be curious how they could do vs. Swift?

Sensitive seismographs could be set up near other venues, all over the world. It could be an international contest of who has the most raucous fans. Who knows, maybe Swift and Lumen Field can keep the record. But with all the fans and acts around the world, I doubt it.

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https://larryrusswurm.com/2023/07/29/swift-quake/