It would seem that the geology would naturally vary across the area being studied, and that the geological densities would influence the earthquake's harmonic frequencies. I would expect that in-turn to cause the quake strength to vary across the study area, and even result in some areas experiencing a significantly different magnitude than others, not entirely dependent upon their distance from the epicenter.
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My own deep thoughts. I am not a geologist.

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