Consider the northridge, ca earthquake with a m 6.7, compared to the 2001 nisqually earthquake that hit the seattle area, with a m6.8. why was the damage caused by the northridge quake so much greater, when the nisqually earthquake was slightly stronger?

The Northridge quake was greater than Nisqually's because of the sequels the former had after the actual event.

Explanation: The aftershock of the 2 earthquakes were significantly different, marking Northridge as the place with more repercussion in the aftermath of the tremor itself: it can be remarked that hundreds of small quakes were recorded during the week after, causing a lacking possibility to start moving forward in order to start  the rebuilding process.

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