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    Estimating the Magnitude of the K/T Boundary Impact Earthquake Can
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Estimating the Magnitude of the K/T Boundary Impact Earthquake Can

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Estimating the magnitude of the K/T boundary impact earthquake can be done by scaling up from the energy released in nuclear explosions,leading to an estimate of a K/T impact earthquake of magnitude 11.3.

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