eli5: why is it impossible to get a magnitude 10 earthquake

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eli5: why is it impossible to get a magnitude 10 earthquake

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Not enough potential energy in Earths crust to release that much in one quake. But quakes can happen on other bodies in space. Largest quake ever recorded was magnitude 32 on a neutron star. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quake_(natural_phenomenon)#Starquake

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