Fact Number : 1917
Each unit on the Richter Scale is equivalent to a power factor of about 32. So a 6 is 32 times more powerful than a 5. Though it goes to 10, 9 is estimated to be the point of total tectonic destruction (2 is the smallest that can be felt unaided.)
I cut a fart one time that registered an 8.5 on the Richter Scale, but that was following a night of cheap beer and all you could eat tacos at a little place in Belize!
