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magnitude

[mag-ni-tood, -tyood] / ˈmæg nɪˌtud, -ˌtjud /




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A magnitude 7.7 earthquake rocked Panama on Friday, unleashing panic in the high-rise capital city and causing buildings to collapse in the center of the country but produced no immediate reports of casualties.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake was reported Friday morning before 1 a.m. in Long Beach, according to the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

As for Naicker, there was no hesitation in airing what his team had captured, even with the realisation of the magnitude of what was unfolding.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Antiquarks are counterparts to quarks whose certain properties have the same magnitude but opposite signs.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

Through the thirties and into early wartime, his natural vigor had kept these maladies at bay, but the sheer magnitude of the demands on his time and energy finally had caught up with him.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

“At these magnitudes, half of it time-based just seems too much.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

So far, officials have confirmed at least 1430 deaths from the magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes - the latter being one of the strongest quakes recorded in the country in the last century.

From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026

The twin quakes — with magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5 — struck the nation within 39 seconds just after 6 p.m on Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

The quakes occur about every five to six years, repeatedly rupturing nearly the same sections of the fault and reaching nearly identical magnitudes.

From Science Daily ● May 16, 2026

From the comfortable vantage of modernity, such magnitudes seem safe bets.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro




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