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Earthquake Strength

Scientists at Northwestern University have figured out that the earthquake which was the cause of the deadly tsunami on December 26th was actually three times larger than it was first thought. That makes it the second largest earthquake ever recorded with scientific instruments. Originally the quake was calculated to be of magnitude 9.0 and now the magnitude is being reported at 9.3 on the Richter scale.