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...Richter scale reading...
...great, we had John Updike '56, Lorne Michaels, Andy Richter, Jay Leno, 'Macho Man' Randy Savage, Robin Williams and Conan O'Brien," Hely boasted...
...fundamental belief, that the ground beneath us is solid. Although I have volunteered to help in the relief effort, I'm truly, deeply, frightened?and will remain so for the duration as aftershocks, at least six a day, rumble underfoot. These are mostly mild, 3.5 to 4.5 on the Richter scale, and last only five or six seconds, but they are a constant reminder...
Most Seattle-area residents expect their only jolt of the day to come from Starbucks, but Wednesday morning they got a second, most unwelcome kick from a moderate earthquake centered 35 miles south of the city. The quake, which measured 6.8 on the Richter scale, left an estimated $2 billion in damages. While the shake-up was undeniably scary, northwesterners are counting their blessings Thursday - 272 injuries were reported (all mild), and no deaths were directly linked to the seismic shift...
...Wednesday's quake different from what we saw in 1989 in San Francisco? That quake measured 7.1 on the Richter scale and caused a lot more damage...