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Earthquake = 32 kiloton of TNT?

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Earthquake = 32 kiloton of TNT?

Latest Earthquake, 27 February 2008, 00:56 UTC

PRELIMINARY LOCATION 22 km SW of Grimsby/8 km East of Market Rasen

PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 5.3 ML

The Richter Approximate Magnitude of 5 is equivalent to 32 kiloton of TNT or the same as Nagasaki atomic bomb (actual seismic yield was negligible since it detonated in the atmosphere)

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