Posted by: efg April 30, 2015
9 Richter scale resistant high rise buildings cracking and about to fall down after 7.8 quake
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@ magdadela

Exactly you are not a scientist of an earthquake as you mentioned 9 richter scale is just 1.1 level above 7.9 richter scale. You are totally unaware of the fact that the amplitude increases 100 times between a level 7 earthquake and a level 9 earthquake. The amount of energy released increases 31.7 times between whole number values.
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