Frequently Asked Questions
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“In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual.”
– Galileo Galilei, Italian astronomer, physicist, and mathematician (1564–1642)
Questions
- What would an earthquake of Magnitude 10 on the Richter scale feel like?
- How would a megathrust earthquake on the Cascadia Subduction Zone affect the San Francisco Bay Area?
- Is the frequency of large earthquakes increasing and does it signal a trend or epidemic?
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