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Old May 13th 08, 05:59 AM posted to uk.sci.weather,alt.talk.weather,sci.geo.earthquakes
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On May 12, 8:09*am, Dawlish wrote:
On May 11, 11:23*pm, Weatherlawyer wrote:





On 11 May, 21:32, Harold Brooks wrote:


In article 30a432ce-2306-46be-b385-ae23c6a4ff0a@
24g2000hsh.googlegroups.com, says...


* * * * * * * * * * U. *S. *G E O L O G I C A L *S U R V E Y


* * * * * * * * * * *E A R T H Q U A K E *D A T A *B A S E


*FILE CREATED: *Fri May *9 10:00:11 2008
*Global Search * Earthquakes= * * * *12
*Catalog Used: NOAA
*Date Range: Year: * *1971 *- * 1971 * Month: 01/Day: 01 * Month: 12/
Day: 31
*Magnitude Range: * 7.0 *- *10.0
*Data Selection: Significant Earthquakes World Wide (NOAA)


Why would the NEIC be using a NOAA database if it were in error?


It's not so much in error as it is different. *It goes back earlier in
time than the USGS data.


Thus making it a superior source of data for the years specified?


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