http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/09/15/china-earthquake-increased-stress-on-other-faults/ 80beats is DISCOVER's news aggregator, weaving together the choicest tidbits from the best articles covering the day\'s most compelling topics. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:13:58 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/09/15/china-earthquake-increased-stress-on-other-faults/comment-page-1/#comment-7531 skeptic Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:05:44 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/09/15/china-earthquake-increased-stress-on-other-faults/#comment-7531 Come on, it started out (incorrectly) as an 8.0 and the USGS later determined that it was 7.9 Come on, it started out (incorrectly) as an 8.0 and the USGS later determined that it was 7.9

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/09/15/china-earthquake-increased-stress-on-other-faults/comment-page-1/#comment-7484 Sally Tue, 16 Sep 2008 02:13:09 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/09/15/china-earthquake-increased-stress-on-other-faults/#comment-7484 It has been well-known in China that the magnitude of the May earthquake was revised to a more powerful 8.0 shortly after the quake. Experts in this field should know clearly a difference of 0.1 in the magnitude means a big difference in the energy an earthquake releases. It has been well-known in China that the magnitude of the May earthquake was revised to a more powerful 8.0 shortly after the quake. Experts in this field should know clearly a difference of 0.1 in the magnitude means a big difference in the energy an earthquake releases.

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