Use the Richter scale equation $$ M = \log \frac { I } { I
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1. The Richter scale is used to measure the magnitude of an
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The formula for the Richter magnitude, M, of an earthquake i
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SOLVED: The Richter scale is used to measure the intensity of
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Earthquake Problems
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SOLVED: The magnitude of an earthquake is found by the equation M
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SOLVED: Use the Richter scale equation M = log I I0 , where M is
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An earthquake was measured to have a magnitude of 4.8 on the
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Earthquake Magnitudes (Logarithmic Equation)
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Richter scale magnitude of an earthquake can be calculated u