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that Gutenberg and Richter equation tend to saturate at large magnitudes  Figure 4 curves the frequency magnitude relation  Chinnery and North  1971  of large earthquakes around the world  Figure 4  Cumulative curve of large earthquakes around the world according the Gutenberg and Richter equation  The curve tends to saturate at large magnitudes  From the curve it is clear
                
 
                             
    
                        
                        