SOLUTION: An Earthquake measure 6.3 on the richter scale. Find the magintude of this earthquake.

Question 37769: An Earthquake measure 6.3 on the richter scale. Find the magintude of this earthquake.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
An Earthquake measure 6.3 on the richter scale. Find the magintude of this earthquake.
See the following site to understand the Richter Scale:
http://www.seismo.unr.edu/ftp/pub/louie/class/100/magnitude.html
In your problem 6.3 = log(Amplitude of the strongest wave)
Amplitude=10^6.30= 1,995,262.32
Amplitude of the wave is a measure of the magnitude or strength
of the Earthquake.
Magnitude = 1,995,262.32
Cheers,
Stan H.
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