magnitude
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Wednesday’s landslide was so powerful that it triggered a 5.2 magnitude seismic event, according to the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
“And I think perhaps describing it in terms of tonnage to orbit is a good way to appreciate the magnitude of the impact Starship will have on the future of civilization.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
That’s like my hobby because there are not many chances in L.A. that you get to drive across bridges of that magnitude.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Colombia on 10 August, prompting a state of emergency to be declared.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Its entire annual budget was about £2,000, worth about $80,000 in twenty-first-century US currency and meager even in the old days for the magnitude of its work.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
But the magnitudes aren’t what matters, it’s the direction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Tesla and SpaceX shares have traded in the same direction, with similar magnitudes, for the past four days.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
More than 130 aftershocks, with magnitudes ranging from 1.3 to 6.7, were recorded after the initial quake.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 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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