How severe is a 3.1? What would this feel like?
2007-04-23 10:06:27 · 6 answers · asked by Mokimberly 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Please see the chart for energy release for each Richter scale. For 3.1 if you are 100 kilometers way from epicenter you will feel only .1 mm shake. Only people at deep concentration can feel it. The amount of shaking which normally we feels depends upon not only the magnitude ,it also connected with the distance.
Approximate TNT Yield for Seismic Energy
Richter scale Energy release in TNT equivalent
1 30 lbs
2. 1 ton
3. 29 ton
4. 1000 ton
5. 32000 ton
6. 1 million ton
7. 32 million ton
8. 1 billion ton
9. 32 billion ton
10 1 trillion ton.
2007-04-23 21:23:06 · answer #1 · answered by A.Ganapathy India 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not very, sort of like a heavy truck rumbling by about 10 feet from your house.
2007-04-23 10:10:45 · answer #2 · answered by cattbarf 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not all that severe. You'll feel it, and it might rattle a few windows, but it doesn't cause damage to structures.
2007-04-23 10:11:12 · answer #3 · answered by Brian L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might not even notice it. it is very weak. A slight rattle at most.
2007-04-23 11:14:25 · answer #4 · answered by chaseselby 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If u were doing any thing moving u would not notice it.
2007-04-23 10:45:10 · answer #5 · answered by JOHNNIE B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you wouldn't feel it unless you are not moving, and are in a quiet room(you will hear small things shaking).
2007-04-23 10:11:27 · answer #6 · answered by boris_sv_2001 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋