magnitude
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Strong aftershocks were felt in the same area, including one with a magnitude of 6.1.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
But he said that given the magnitude of the supply shortage, “we have to look at all options,” including working with existing suppliers to increase U.S. production.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
The earthquake hit at 8:30 a.m. and was initially reported as magnitude 4.1, then 3.9, before being downgraded to 3.8.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
At 7.4 magnitude, Monday's quake was the strongest to hit Colombia in a century.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Just before ten in the morning, the city was hit by a sudden sideways lurch now estimated at magnitude 9.0 and shaken ferociously for seven full minutes.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
But the magnitudes aren’t what matters, it’s the direction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
The death toll from last week's quakes - with magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5 - has risen to 1,943 with more than 10,000 people injured and tens of thousands more unaccounted for.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 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
The double quakes — with magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5 — struck shortly after 6 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
This for us is more than enough for the calculations, predictions, and information which we need to have of the positions, places, magnitudes and motions of the planets.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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