Rocks

We had an unexpected delivery of rocks yesterday, since the person who delivered them was told not to do so. Twice. In fact, I am going to call a board meeting and see what we can do to make sure it doesn't happen again.

"No" means "No", if you know what I mean.

The result is a big ugly mess. Has to be cleaned up and altered.

Francona

Terry Francona has the following batting order ready for the year

1. left -- Elsbury
2. right -- Pedroia
3. switch -- Martinez
4. right -- Youkilis
5. left -- Ortiz
6,7,8. -- ???? -- Beltre (r), Drew (l), Cameron (r)
9. right -- Scutaro

Donkey Diner This Morning

M is going to a political event at Caneel, so I am going to Donkey Diner by myself. I will undoubtedly have a Sampler With Scrambled.

2 strips of bacon
2 sausage links
1 ham section
2 scrambled eggs
home fries
2 pancakes

And some iced tea

I Delfini

I Delfini, apartment of Katha and Vezio, got three bookings in February from www.stjohnvillarental.com. That is a record for any villa in a month. Of course, it is an apartment, and doesn't charge a lot. Still, that was a record for a villa rental on St. John.

Patriots Mock Draft Again

I think I will look up who the Patriots are going to draft, and print it here.

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So here it is:

22. New England Patriots
Jared Odrick, DE, Penn State
The Patriots need some DE help, and Odrick is a hard-worker. The PSU lineman can line up as a 5-technique or 3-technique, showing some versatility. Jared still gets after the QB while staying stout against the run.
Other options: WR, OL, TE

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Here's another opinion:

1st Round
Walter: Jared Odrick
Daddy: Jared Odrick
King: Brandon Graham
Countdown: Jared Odrick
NE Patriots Draft: Jared Odrick

Analysis: Jared Odrick, DL from Penn State, is certainly the chalk pick for the Patriots at this point. A penetrating defender with the ability to play the 5-tech and size to boot will be hard for Belichick to pass up.

2nd Round
Walter: Roger Saffold, Tim Tebow, Aaron Hernandez
Daddy: No selections
King: No selections
Countdown: Jermaine Gresham, Ricky Sapp, Mardy Gilyard
NE Patriots Draft: Aaron Hernandez, Demaryius Thomas, Ricky Sapp

Analysis: Draft Countdown and I certainly agree that TE/WR/OLB are positions that could use an upgrade. Gresham and Gilyard versus Thomas and Hernandez would be a great debate -- the latter having a higher ceiling, with the former having a higher floor. While we like the versatility that Saffold would bring to the OL, we're not in the Tebow camp quite yet.

Iz?

Iz is currently on my itunes. He is pretty much a dummox. Sometimes he hits the notes, and sometimes he is pretty sour.

One of the morbid obese people, like his brother Skip. They both died from being too fat.

However, he did a wicked good version of Over The Rainbow.

Bing rankings

Here is my Bing ranking for www.stjohnvillarental.com

"st john villa rental" - - 1
"st john villas" - - 3
"st john villa" - - 6
"st john vacation villa" - - 7
"st john cottages" - - 1
"st john villa wedding honeymoon" - - 1

Celtics and Bruins Win Again

Both the Celtics and the Bruins won last night, a combined score of 416-0. The lads will undoubtedly want to rent a villa on St. John. I might let them do it. They will most likely use www.stjohnvillarental.com for the source.

Villas Close to Cruz Bay

Here is a list of the 1-bedroom and 2-bedroom rentals available in the Cruz Bay area. All are an easy walk into town for restaurants, bars, stores, activities. Click on the links to see the full listings. You can send an inquiry directly from the link, or send me an email or call, and I will help.

Please note: Not all of these keep availability calendars. The fastest way to get a response about availability is to send an inquiry from the link. The owners will send you a response. Prices here are approximate, and may change. The property owner will give you a price quote.

Gerry Hills
Owner, www.stjohnvillarental.com
stjohncaptain@aol.com
340-642-3360

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1-bedroom

Azul de Mar – Mahogany Tree Villa – 4 rooms, pool, a/c in bedroom. $1,050 low season, $1,545 high season.
http://stjohnvillarental.com/finder/show.php?id=4

Caribsea – Mahogany Tree Villa – 2-level, pool, a/c in bedroom. $1,195 low, $1,860 high.
http://stjohnvillarental.com/finder/show.php?id=6

Caribsurf – 1-bedroom efficiency right across the beach at Frank Bay. $980 low, $1,400 high.
http://stjohnvillarental.com/finder/show.php?id=35

Coconut Coast – 7 studios right on the beach at Turner Bay. Will sometimes take short rentals if there is space in the calendar. Pool, jacuzzi. $189/night low, $289/night high.
http://stjohnvillarental.com/finder/show.php?id=12

Coral and Blue – Condo. Pool. $1,200 low, approx. $2,000 high.
http://stjohnvillarental.com/finder/show.php?id=36

Far Horizons – Good views, pool. $1,125 low, $1,425 high.
http://stjohnvillarental.com/finder/show.php?id=14

Garden By The Sea B&B – 3 rooms with sitting areas.
Garden Suite or Terrace View Room – $275 high, $200 mid, $180 low.
Wild Ginger Room – $250 high, $180 mid, $160 low
http://stjohnvillarental.com/finder/show.php?id=88

Harbor View – 1 bedroom apartment with small pool. $165/night low. $210/night high.
http://stjohnvillarental.com/finder/show.php?id=176

Hillcrest Guest House – 6 suites. Very close to Cruz Bay. Will take short rentals if there is space in the calendar.
November 16 to April 15-High Season
1-2 People: $1,300/week.
3-5 People: $1,400/week.

April 16-November 15-Low Season
1-2 People: $1,000/week.
3-5 People: $1,100/week.
http://stjohnvillarental.com/finder/show.php?id=19

Star Villas – 6 villa suites available.
Papaya 1 – $235/$1,610 high -- $165/$1,130 low
Star View – $235/$1,610 high -- $165/$1,130 low
Frangipani – $235/$1,610 high -- $165/$1,130 low
Star of the Sea – $235/$1,610 high -- $165/$1,130 low
Sugarbird – $265/$1,820 high -- $185/$1,270 low
Evening Star Studio – $150/$1,000 high -- $100/$675 low
http://stjohnvillarental.com/finder/show.php?id=17

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2-bedroom

Coconut Coast – 2 suites right on the beach at Turner Bay. Will sometimes take short rentals if there is space in the calendar. Pool, jacuzzi. $299/night low, $389/night high.
http://stjohnvillarental.com/finder/show.php?id=3

Far Horizons – Pool, nice views. Upper level of a 2-story villa. Close to Frank Bay Beach.
http://stjohnvillarental.com/finder/show.php?id=164

Palm Breezes – At Battery Hill – Condo. 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, pool. $295/night low. $450/night high.
http://stjohnvillarental.com/finder/show.php?id=149

Star Villa – 3 villa suites.
Papaya II -- In Season -- $285/$1,970 high, $210/$1,480 low
Star Villa (with pool) -- $395/$2,730 high, $310/$2,145 low
Sky Top -- $375/$2,600 high, $290/$2,005 low
http://stjohnvillarental.com/finder/show.php?id=16

Villa Larimar – At Villa Caribe. Condo with pool. 2 baths. Sleeps 4.
DAILY - 2 PEOPLE – click on the link for rates for 3-4 people.
$300 -- Jan 1, 2009 - Apr 16, 2009
$240 -- Apr 16, 2009 - Jun 1, 2009
$185 -- Jun 1, 2009 - Nov 1, 2009
$240 -- Nov 1, 2009 - Dec 15, 2009
$300 -- Dec 15, 2009 - Jan 1, 2010
http://stjohnvillarental.com/finder/show.php?id=152

Anchor Text for Blogs

This is the anchor text for blogs such as this one about St. John Villa Rental, USVI.

Anchor Text For Blogs

You can find more information about La Plume De Ma Tante and other St. John villas at St John Villa Rental. Current listings of villas include over 150 choices of properties all over St. John.

Maybe some woodworking today.

Actually, I am going to take the long trip to town, where I will get a big fat foam paint brush. Going to paint the table top again, this time with foam so as to have no lines that I have to sand out.

Annie?

As was the word in Annie -- tomorrow.

Tiling and table

Tile and table today. Nothing else, not even scrabble or AOL.

Patriots Mock Draft

I found this today on the internet. The amazing thing is, people actually try to draft 7 rounds of players. What usually happens is - - in just the first round - - people get about 1/2 the players correct. In later rounds, it is extremely difficult to get even 1-2 players correct.

Anyway, here are this person's picks. I would normally correct all the grammar errors, but don't feel like it this morning.

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Monday, March 15, 2010
2010 Dream Patriots Draft

Updated 3/15/10

While winning seasons, playoff runs, and NFL records are nice to see, a Lombardi trophy is what every Patriot fan and player is striving for each year. The Patriots will need to have a great off-season in 2010 to key up for a Superbowl run in the next decade. So we here at NE Patriots Draft are going to piece together what the Patriots need to do this spring.

Let's get on to our dream scenario... also check out the Patriots 2010 Draft Picks page.

Round 1: 22nd Overall
Brandon Graham, DE/OLB, Michigan
The Patriots select another Wolverine. Graham is a pass-rush maniac that should sate the desires of Patriot fans. He will struggle in coverage initially, but has the athleticism and hips to develop into a 3-down OLB.

Round 2: 44th Overall
Alex Carrington, DE, Arkansas State
A great 5-technique prospect, Carrington has the ability to get to the quarterback while standing tall against the run. A quick first step and great hands keep blockers off balance. Corey Wootton and Jared Odrick (if he fell) would also be great options here.

Round 2: 47th Overall
Ricky Sapp, DE/OLB, Clemson
The pass-rush is bound to get better with Sapp and Graham in the mix. Sapp is a pass-rush specialist that will need to put on a few pounds to effectively set the edge. Is athletic enough to play in coverage, although he is better utilized rushing the passer.

Round 2: 53rd Overall
Damian Williams, WR, USC
Williams runs the most polished routes of all the receivers in the 2010 NFL Draft. Brady should be able to build some rapport pretty quickly due to his consistency and work ethic. Very polished, although not incredibly explosive.

Round 4:
Tony Moeaki, TE, Iowa
Classic NFL TE with great in-line blocking skills and good receiving skills. Should go higher, but hasn't been very durable at Iowa (wrist/head). We feel that he is the best TE in the draft for the Patriots when healthy. If Ben Watson is gone, Moeaki would be a great fit.

Round 6:
Syd'Quan Thompson, CB, California
With Leigh Bodden resigned, corner is less of a need. However, the nickel CB position is still a place that the Patriots can improve on. (Wilhite/Wheatley) Thompson is very physical, even with his small size, and has lots of experience in the slot. Can really lay a guy out in run support.

Round 7:
Mike McLaughlin, LB, Boston College
Would be gunning to be a special-teams star in the mold of Larry Izzo. Always a great guy to have around.

Round 7:
Mike Brandtner, P, Iowa State
While a punter might not be a sexy pick, they can be useful. Brandtner is great inside the 20 and kicks the ball well in directional situations.

Round 7: (Compensatory)
Deji Karim, RB, Southern Illinois
Initially a practice squad/4th RB guy that could develop into a solid 3rd-down back.

Round 7: (Compensatory)
Dace Richardson, OG, Iowa
Lumbering big man that has solid technique and a good understanding of pro-blocking due to his time with Kirk Ferentz.

Round 7: (Compensatory)
Tim Hiller, QB, Western Michigan
Backup caliber quarterback with a decent arm. Good touch on deep balls and solid decision-making.

Round 7: (Compensatory)
Kerry Meier, ATH, Kansas
Meier is a former QB that can play FB/H-Back/WR and probably a few others. Just a good football player.

Time for some new itunes

I might download a few itunes. Have to get Centerfield. Have to get some Traveling Wilburys. Have to get some Rosanne Cash. That should be fine for a while.

St. Patrick's Day on St. John

This was in The Source, the on-line newspaper at www.stjohnsource.com. About the parade on St. John. You can see lots of villa rental information at www.stjohnvillarental.com, but not here in this article, because it is about St. Patrick's day.

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St. John Turns Emerald Isle for a Day
By Lynda Lohr — March 14, 2010

Catherine Stul entertains with some step dancing.

Beer in green plastic cups, green T-shirts galore and even green fortune cookies in green wrappers gave Cruz Bay, St. John a greenish glow on Saturday as the town celebrated St. Patrick's Day with a wee parade.

"Everybody's Irish on St. Paddie's Day," Pat Marolt said.

The Oxford, Md. resident and her husband, Gary Marlot, are spending the winter aboard their boat anchored off St. John.

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The parade ran down the road that runs from Winston Wells Ballfield to First Bank, passing Quiet Mon Pub. The pub organized the parade.

Up and down the parade route nearly everyone professed to be Irish, even if only for a short while.

"We're Polish, but we like to be Irish for the day," Dan Wesolowski of Malvern, Penn. said. He was hanging out with St. John resident Mary Hartman, who had handed around green necklaces, pins and other adornments from her vast collection.

"I've collected all this green stuff over many years on St. John," Hartman said.

Ann Chase of Syracuse, N.Y., is a big fan of Ireland, she said.

"And I love Guinness beer," she said, waiting for the parade to start.

Is St. John resident Lisa Durgin Irish? "Lisa Kathleen Durgin," she said, with the emphasis on the Kathleen and roots in the Emerald Isle.

St. John residents and many tourists usually know when the parade will be held. Others just wandered by in time to watch.

"I'm waiting on the ferry to go home and a local told me I had to come and see the shortest St. Patrick's Day on record," Les Willis of Suffolk, Va. said.

Mark Davis of Raleigh, N.C. came out with friends to "enjoy the alcohol and festivities" as well as to watch Quiet Mon Pub staff and friends throw T-shirts and green-wrapped candy into the crowd, to see Kelly O'Brien, who called herself Miss Ireland, wave, to cheer on the kids from Using Sport for Social Change, and to watch the Middle Age Majorettes strut their stuff.

And St. John resident Catherine Stul entertained with some step dancing.

St. John resident Virginia Knaplund was making her way up and down the parade route passing out Irish flags.

"I've been doing it for 10 years," she said, hustling off to hand out more flags.

Weston Pearson, a bartender at Caneel Bay Resort, was riding in a truck with some friends. While the intent was to enjoy the day, he also spoke about how he was promoting recycling.

"We need to recycle bottles as well as cans," he said, referring to the fact that St. John currently has a recycling program for aluminum cans only.

160

This is the 160th post in this blog. Now the blogs all have 160.

Defrost

I need to defrost my little refrigerator. Will probably do it on Sunday. Incidentally, the stupid icemaker is giving me problems. We bypassed the filter, and now the icemaker has a block of ice in the intake tray. If it doesn't work soon, I am going to call Joe again with the problem.

Can't post today.

Can't post today, since there is no time, so I won't write even a little bit of nonsense. Instead, I am going to totally skip this blog and write nothing.

No time today

No time today. No posting.

Celtics won again -- this is incredible!

The Boston Celtics won for the umpteenth time last night, increasing their world record percentage from 1.000 to 1.000. Their record is umpteen to nothing. Best record in the history of the world.

Incidentally, one of the talking heads on ESPN actually used both of these expressions yesterday:

"The Best Record in Baseball"
"The Worst Record in Baseball"

He was speculating on which teams would so distinguish themselves.

As you know, the best record in baseball is undoubtedly some Little League team somewhere which goes 22-0, undefeated. And the worst record in baseball is another similar team with a reverse record. The key is "in baseball", not "in the major leagues". He deserves a wicked head bonk.

Patriots Mock Draft

Everybody has a different player for the Patriots.

Running back, defensive end, linebacker. Today, I found one mock draft saying the Pats would pick Tim Tebow. Use him as running back, wildcat quarterback, and groom him as the eventual Tom Brady replacement. That seemed like a stretch to me. The Patriots will pick a defensive end, and you have read it here. Very good luck with first round defensive line - - Seymour, Warren, and Wilfork. This is a position that lasts 10 years at a high level.

Refrigerator blues

My refrigerator is not making ice. I have tried a lot of things, but nothing has worked. So today I am going to try to get either Fernando or Appliance Paul to show up and bypass the filter.

That will show everybody.

Har har hardy har har.

Rain on St. John

It's raining today, and it rained yesterday, from noon for the rest of the day. By late afternoon yesterday my two smaller cisterns were overflowing. I would not be surprised if the two larger ones also overflowed.

And since there is no sun, I have turned on my downstairs water heater so we can take a shower with hot water.

We need the rain, so no-one is complaining. But we have had enough after one full day of it.

Yacht Club Party Tonight

Tonight we go to Eden's Whim, home of Will Ferry and Sherry Draper, for a party. We love that place. It holds 80 without a fuss. Probably there will be 50-60. I will ask Carey and William@willegerod.com if they need a ride. Perhaps yes, perhaps no.

Taday's Haiku

My Haiku for Today

St. John dry and parched
Flowers hiding out of view
Rain may not soon come

Potrzebie is spelled potrzebie

Potrzebie is the preferred spelling of potrzebie.

There are a number of other spellings, but they are all wrong.

Celtic Win Yet Another

The Boston Celtics won again last night, beating Detroit in Detroit. The lads are undefeated this year, 96 wins and 0 losses. That is a record.

They should expect accommodations on St. John at www.stjohnvillarental.com. All they have to do is ask. A reward.

World's easiest crossword puzzle

World's easiest crossword puzzle:

Across
1. The color of the sky on a clear day.

Down
2. How do I ______ thee, let me count the ways.


1.__ 2.__ __ __

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Let's try a past and see what happens

We were talking about the magnitude of earthquakes last night. My neighbor said that each point on the richter scale (example, increasing from 7.0 to 8.0) was an increase of 500 times. I said it wasn't, but was actually an increase of 2 times. The right answer is it is an increase of 32. But here's the deal - - an increase of 2 points (example, increasing from 7.0 to 9.0) is an increase of 1,024 times -- 32 x 32. So we were both wrong.

Here's the definition, from Wikipedia.

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The Richter magnitude scale, also known as the local magnitude (ML) scale, assigns a single number to quantify the amount of seismic energy released by an earthquake. It is a base-10 logarithmic scale obtained by calculating the logarithm of the combined horizontal amplitude of the largest displacement from zero on a Wood–Anderson torsion seismometer output. So, for example, an earthquake that measures 5.0 on the Richter scale has a shaking amplitude 10 times larger than one that measures 4.0. The effective limit of measurement for local magnitude ML is about 6.8.

Though still widely used, the Richter scale has been superseded by the moment magnitude scale, which gives generally similar values.

The energy release of an earthquake, which closely correlates to its destructive power, scales with the 3⁄2 power of the shaking amplitude. Thus, a difference in magnitude of 1.0 is equivalent to a factor of 31.6 ( = (101.0)(3 / 2)) in the energy released; a difference in magnitude of 2.0 is equivalent to a factor of 1000 ( = (102.0)(3 / 2) ) in the energy released.[1]
Contents
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* 1 Development
* 2 Richter magnitudes
* 3 See also
* 4 References
* 5 External links

Development

Developed in 1935 by Charles Richter in partnership with Beno Gutenberg, both of the California Institute of Technology, the scale was firstly intended to be used only in a particular study area in California, and on seismograms recorded on a particular instrument, the Wood-Anderson torsion seismometer. Richter originally reported values to the nearest quarter of a unit, but decimal numbers were used later. His motivation for creating the local magnitude scale was to separate the vastly larger number of smaller earthquakes from the few larger earthquakes observed in California at the time.

His inspiration was the apparent magnitude scale used in astronomy to describe the brightness of stars and other celestial objects. Richter arbitrarily chose a magnitude 0 event to be an earthquake that would show a maximum combined horizontal displacement of 1 µm (0.00001in) on a seismograph recorded using a Wood-Anderson torsion seismometer 100 km (62 mi) from the earthquake epicenter. This choice was intended to prevent negative magnitudes from being assigned. However, the Richter scale has no upper or lower limit, and sensitive modern seismographs now routinely record quakes with negative magnitudes.

Because ML is derived from measurements taken from a single, band-limited seismograph, its values saturate when the earthquake is larger than 6.8.[2] To overcome this shortcoming, Gutenberg and Richter later developed a magnitude scales based on surface waves, surface wave magnitude MS, and another based on body waves, body wave magnitude mb.[3] MS and mb can still saturate when the earthquake is big enough.

These traditional magnitude scales have been superseded by the implementation of methods for estimating the seismic moment and its associated moment magnitude scale, although the former are still widely used because they can be calculated quickly.
Richter magnitudes

The Richter magnitude of an earthquake is determined from the logarithm of the amplitude of waves recorded by seismographs (adjustments are included to compensate for the variation in the distance between the various seismographs and the epicenter of the earthquake). The original formula is:[4]

M_\mathrm{L} = \log_{10} A - \log_{10} A_\mathrm{0}(\delta),\

where A is the maximum excursion of the Wood-Anderson seismograph, the empirical function A0 depends only on the epicentral distance of the station, δ. In practice, readings from all observing stations are averaged after adjustment with station-specific corrections to obtain the ML value.

Because of the logarithmic basis of the scale, each whole number increase in magnitude represents a tenfold increase in measured amplitude; in terms of energy, each whole number increase corresponds to an increase of about 31.6 times the amount of energy released.

Events with magnitudes of about 4.6 or greater are strong enough to be recorded by any of the seismographs in the world, given that the seismograph's sensors are not located in an earthquake's shadow.

The following describes the typical effects of earthquakes of various magnitudes near the epicenter. This table should be taken with extreme caution, since intensity and thus ground effects depend not only on the magnitude, but also on the distance to the epicenter, the depth of the earthquake's focus beneath the epicenter, and geological conditions (certain terrains can amplify seismic signals).
Richter magnitudes Description Earthquake effects Frequency of occurrence
Less than 2.0 Micro Microearthquakes, not felt. About 8,000 per day
2.0-2.9 Minor Generally not felt, but recorded. About 1,000 per day
3.0-3.9 Often felt, but rarely causes damage. 49,000 per year (est.)
4.0-4.9 Light Noticeable shaking of indoor items, rattling noises. Significant damage unlikely. 6,200 per year (est.)
5.0-5.9 Moderate Can cause major damage to poorly constructed buildings over small regions. At most slight damage to well-designed buildings. 800 per year
6.0-6.9 Strong Can be destructive in areas up to about 160 kilometres (100 mi) across in populated areas. 120 per year
7.0-7.9 Major Can cause serious damage over larger areas. 18 per year
8.0-8.9 Great Can cause serious damage in areas several hundred miles across. 1 per year
9.0-9.9 Devastating in areas several thousand miles across.
1 per 20 years
10.0+ Epic Never recorded; see below for equivalent seismic energy yield.
Extremely rare (Unknown)

(Based on U.S. Geological Survey documents.)[5]

Great earthquakes occur once a year, on average. The largest recorded earthquake was the Great Chilean Earthquake of May 22, 1960 which had a magnitude (MW) of 9.5.[6]

The following table lists the approximate energy equivalents in terms of TNT explosive force[7] - though note that the energy here is that of the underground energy release (i.e. a small atomic bomb blast will not simply cause light shaking of indoor items) rather than the overground energy release. Most energy from an earthquake is not transmitted to and through the surface; instead, it dissipates into the crust and other subsurface structures.
Richter
Approximate Magnitude Approximate TNT for
Seismic Energy Yield Joule equivalent Example
0.0 1 kg (2.2 lb) 4.2 MJ
0.5 5.6 kg (12.4 lb) 23.5 MJ Large hand grenade
1.0 32 kg (70 lb) 134.4 MJ Construction site blast
1.5 178 kg (392 lb) 747.6 MJ WWII conventional bombs
2.0 1 metric ton 4.2 GJ Late WWII conventional bombs
2.5 5.6 metric tons 23.5 GJ WWII blockbuster bomb
3.0 32 metric tons 134.4 GJ Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb
3.5 178 metric tons 747.6 GJ Chernobyl nuclear disaster, 1986
4.0 1 kiloton 4.2 TJ Small atomic bomb
4.5 5.6 kilotons 23.5 TJ
5.0 32 kilotons 134.4 TJ Nagasaki atomic bomb (actual seismic yield was negligible since it detonated in the atmosphere)
Lincolnshire earthquake (UK), 2008
5.4 150 kilotons 625 TJ 2008 Chino Hills earthquake (Los Angeles, United States)
5.5 178 kilotons 747.6 TJ Little Skull Mtn. earthquake (NV, USA), 1992
Alum Rock earthquake (CA, USA), 2007
6.0 1 megaton 4.2 PJ Double Spring Flat earthquake (NV, USA), 1994
6.5 5.6 megatons 23.5 PJ Caracas (Venezuela), 1967
Rhodes (Greece), 2008
Eureka Earthquake (Humboldt County CA, USA), 2010
6.7 16.2 megatons 67.9 PJ Northridge earthquake (CA, USA), 1994
6.9 26.8 megatons 112.2 PJ San Francisco Bay Area earthquake (CA, USA), 1989
7.0 32 megatons 134.4 PJ Java earthquake (Indonesia), 2009
2010 Haiti Earthquake
7.1 50 megatons 210 PJ Energy released is equivalent to that of Tsar Bomba, the largest thermonuclear weapon ever tested
1944 San Juan earthquake
7.5 178 megatons 747.6 PJ Kashmir earthquake (Pakistan), 2005
Antofagasta earthquake (Chile), 2007
7.8 600 megatons 2.4 EJ Tangshan earthquake (China), 1976
8.0 1 gigaton 4.2 EJ San Francisco earthquake (CA, USA), 1906
Queen Charlotte earthquake (BC, Canada), 1949
México City earthquake (Mexico), 1985
Gujarat earthquake (India), 2001
Chincha Alta earthquake (Peru), 2007
Sichuan earthquake (China), 2008 (initial estimate: 7.8)
1894 San Juan earthquake
8.5 5.6 gigatons 23.5 EJ Toba eruption[citation needed] 75,000 years ago; the largest known volcanic event
Sumatra earthquake (Indonesia), 2007
8.8 15.8 gigatons 66.6 EJ Chile earthquake, 2010
9.0 32 gigatons 134.4 EJ Lisbon Earthquake (Lisbon, Portugal), All Saints Day, 1755
9.1 67 gigatons 477 EJ Indian Ocean earthquake, 2004 (40 ZJ in this case)
9.2 90.7 gigatons 379.7 EJ Anchorage earthquake (AK, USA), 1964
9.5 178 gigatons 747.6 EJ Valdivia earthquake (Chile), 1960 (251 ZJ in this case)
10.0 1 teraton 4.2 ZJ Never recorded by humans
13.0 108 megatons = 100 teratons 5x1030 ergs = 500 ZJ Yucatán Peninsula impact (causing Chicxulub crater) 65 Ma ago.[8][9][10][11][12]
See also

* Earthquake
* Seismic scale
* Seismite
* Moment magnitude scale
* Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale
* Order of magnitude

References

1. ^ USGS: The Richter Magnitude Scale
2. ^ William L. Ellsworth (1991). The Richter Scale (ML). USGS. http://www.johnmartin.com/earthquakes/eqsafs/safs_693.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
3. ^ William L. Ellsworth (1991). SURFACE-WAVE MAGNITUDE (Ms) AND BODY-WAVE MAGNITUDE (mb). USGS. http://www.johnmartin.com/earthquakes/eqsafs/safs_694.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
4. ^ Ellsworth, William L. (1991). The Richter Scale ML, from The San Andreas Fault System, California (Professional Paper 1515). USGS. pp. c6, p177. http://www.johnmartin.com/earthquakes/eqsafs/safs_693.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
5. ^ USGS: FAQ- Measuring Earthquakes
6. ^ USGS: List of World's Largest Earthquakes
7. ^ What is Richter Magnitude?, with mathematic equations
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External links

* IRIS Real-time Seismic Monitor of the Earth
* USGS: magnitude and intensity comparison
* USGS: Earthquake Magnitude Policy
* USGS: 2000-2006 Earthquakes worldwide
* USGS: 1990-1999 Earthquakes worldwide
* Alaska Railroad Earthquake with a table of yield-to-magnitude relations.

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