The maximum S-amplitude, given in mm scale of a recorded earthquake by a standard seismometer at 100 km away from the epicenter, is converted to magnitude (M) by the following relation. About 900-1,000 times more energy.
MG is a British automotive marque registered by the now defunct MG Car Company Limited, a British sports car manufacturer begun in the 1920s as a sales promotion sideline within W R Morris's Oxford city retail sales and service business by the business's manager, Cecil Kimber.
So there's little chance of this MGB being left in the dust by a modern sedan with a slushbox. And after a few minutes of riding in the car, we think it's safe to say that this little roadster can smoke a few modern offerings from the likes of BMW as well. We ask Seeberg how he came by this particular example.