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thejoeface t1_j9n9imy wrote

But there are 7.9 quakes recorded. And source on the level limit? A quick google doesn’t seem to support this. Since I live in california, I’d love this to be true.

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jeffyoulose t1_j9ogccx wrote

Not in recent memory I think all the 8.0s were from pre 1920s. And some older quake magnitudes were estimated.

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