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just about as bad as they get

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Not really- 7.3 is reasonably large, but no where near the size of the earthquake that caused the tsunami last year (9.1).

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7.3 is a monster man.

The San Fransisco 89 quake was I believe 6.9. And the increase in numerical value is an exponential increase. 7.3 is bad.

Plus it's not the number, but the proximity to the epicenter that is the huge determinant.

I'd rather be 1 mile from 9.1 than right by a 7.3.

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Bold mine. This is what I was referring to when I said it was reasonably large, but no where near as large as the 9.1 (!!) from last year. It is a major quake, but not a monster one (or 'Great', as the scale goes).