• Question: is there a type of a earthquake that could destroy all mankind

    Asked by geek52 to Davie, Gemma, James P, James V, Nuala on 27 Jun 2012.
    • Photo: James Verdon

      James Verdon answered on 27 Jun 2012:

      Hi geek52,

      Probably not. Even the largest earthquakes are not large enough to affect the whole planet. The largest earthquakes in history have killed no more than about half a million people – that’s a tiny fraction of the 5 billion people on the planet.

    • Photo: James Pope

      James Pope answered on 27 Jun 2012:

      🙂 Phew! That’s good to know!

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