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magnitude

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




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This fault system has produced devastating magnitude 9 earthquakes in the past.

From Science Daily Aug. 30, 2026

An initiative of this magnitude could accelerate long-awaited economic recovery in Venezuela, a country still reeling from the brutal 80 percent contraction between 2014 and 2021 that plunged millions of Venezuelans into poverty.

From Barron's Aug. 30, 2026

And Parton conveys the magnitude of this realization, stating plainly, “Sometimes the road is rugged, and it’s hard to travel on, but holding onto each other, we don’t have to walk alone.”

From Salon Aug. 28, 2026

While economists view this threshold as largely symbolic, the sheer magnitude is hard to overstate, dwarfing the entire annual output of the U.S. economy.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

Noson had run up to Malone’s office for a single magnitude 4 earthquake.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

Venezuela was hit by twin earthquakes on 24 June, with magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5 recorded just 39 seconds apart.

From BBC Aug. 21, 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

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

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

With magnitudes of 7.4 and 7.2, the quakes generated a tsunami.

From Science Daily Feb. 17, 2026

Hipparchus anticipated that stars come into being, slowly move during the course of centuries and eventually perish; it was he who first catalogued the positions and magnitudes of the stars to detect such changes.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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