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hey, quick question, how intense is a 5.5 earthquake on the Richter scale, and about how intense is a normal or standard earthquake?

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quick answer:
see the Richter magnitudes chart on this page
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richter_scale

Moderate 5.0-5.9 Can cause major damage to poorly constructed buildings over small regions. At most slight damage to well-designed buildings. 800 per year

I'm not sure what is considered a "normal" or "standard" earthquake, but the smaller they are the more frequently they occur.

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SwAnK	EaRtHqUaKeS Tweet hey, quick question, how intense is a 5.5 earthquake on the Richter scale, and about how intense is a normal or standard earthquake?

Math Is Hard Blog Entries: 13 Recognitions: Gold Member Science Advisor Staff Emeritus	quick answer: see the Richter magnitudes chart on this page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richter_scale Moderate 5.0-5.9 Can cause major damage to poorly constructed buildings over small regions. At most slight damage to well-designed buildings. 800 per year I'm not sure what is considered a "normal" or "standard" earthquake, but the smaller they are the more frequently they occur.