EARTHQUAKE: THE LONG ROAD BACK : Feeling the Aftershocks

This chart shows Monday’s 6.6 earthquake compared to all the aftershocks, 3.0 magnitude and greater, from 4:30 a.m. Monday till 6:19 a.m. Thursday. A magnitude increase of one full point is equal to a tenfold increase in a quake’s power. The difference between the quake and the aftershocks is much greater than shown here. The scale has been adjusted in order to make the bars for the aftershocks visible.

MONDAY, JAN. 17

6.6: Scale compressed; in a truly proportional scale, 6.6 would be more than four feet beyond this point.

3.0 at 5:58 a.m.

4.5 at 7:54 a.m.

4.5 at 9:56 a.m.

4.7 at 12:46 p.m.

5.3 at 3:33 p.m.

4.9 at 4:42 p.m.

TUESDAY, JAN. 18

4.7 at 7:23 a.m.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 19

5.1 at 1:09 and 1:11 p.m.

Researched by APRIL JACKSON / Los Angeles Times