What Emerged, Of Course, Was That The Magnitude Scale Presupposed That All Earthquakes Were Alike Except For A Constant Scaling Factor. And This Proved To Be Closer To The Truth Than We Expected. - SearchQuotes

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What emerged, of course, was that the magnitude scale presupposed that all earthquakes were alike except for a constant scaling factor. And this proved to be closer to the truth than we expected.

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