Last year: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_2023
This year: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_2024
If two places tie they both resolve
The Japan earthquake is still the largest:
I think there was some confusion because some news reports listed the Taiwan earthquake as 7.7. That came from the Japan Meteorological Agency, which uses a different scale: Japan Meteorological Agency magnitude scale - Wikipedia.
There was a 7.5 in Japan on January 1st: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Noto_earthquake
There was just a major quake in Taiwan, initial estimate is 7.4: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000m9g4/executive
@benshindel Your comment about the results not adding up to 100% (and having to bet everything with "NO" so it adds up to 100-ish) is now even MORE accurate, now that a bunch of new countries just got added to the options, lol :D
Happy betting!
@Tumbles yes that is how i thought it worked back when i made this @benshindel you should be able to add more, or just ask me to
@strutheo I’ve made so much mana just betting NO on everything in unlinked markets. I’ve also made a ton of mana just betting NO on things in general. I’m naturally skeptical of most things. My calibration curve is almost entirely below the line, so I’m much better at knowing when to bet NO than YES 😆
@Tumbles what if two earthquakes tie? i figured i would do 50-50 (ie mag 7.5 in two different countries)
@Tumbles also is there a way to make it so people cant make 'other' they can only add more countries
i guess as other countries get added 'other' shrinks
@strutheo All you can do is resolve "other" N/A whenever someone makes it. You can write "Don't make other" in the description if it keeps happening.
Because you made this an independents market other won't naturally shrink as other countries are added. People can bet it down, but it's pretty weird. If you don't N/A the whole market I would definitely recommend N/Aing 'other' at least
@Joshua This being independent is literally Tumbles bait. I'm too neurotic to just let the market percentages total 1000%. It's finals time I'm supposed to be studying you can't do this to me Strutheo