Assertion: earthquake | /r/HasProperty | small
Facets:
value: according to the usgs
type: OTHER
value: with rupture dimensions
type: OTHER
value: simply
type: DEGREE
value: deep in the sea
type: LOCATION
value: below the surface
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: Because seismic moment (M 0 , the quantity needed to compute M w ) is not measured if the earthquake is too small,
text: People don't feel most of them because the quake is too small, too far below the surface, or deep in the sea.
text: Most earthquakes are small and unnoticeable, and cause little or no damage, but others can be catastrophic.
text: Most earthquakes are small, with rupture dimensions less than the depth of the focus so the rupture doesn't break the surface, but in high magnitude, destructive earthquakes, surface breaks are common.
text: Many earthquakes are so small that they can not be felt by humans.
text: In reality, many more tiny quakes hit the region but were simply too small for seismometers to pick them up, according to the USGS.