Earthquake in Japan fact

You don’t need Dinner Topics to follow all that’s happening regarding the earthquake in Japan, but here’s at least one piece of information to take with you to put the size of the earthquake in perspective:

“The quake was 900 times stronger than the quake that hammered San Francisco in 1989.”1

In the meantime, if you are wondering about the Richter Scale, don’t worry: we covered that over a year ago and you can find what you need right here.


Read on:

NYTimes.com – Devastation as Tsunami Crashes Into Japan

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