SOLUTION: If Earthquake 1 measures 6.2 on the Richter scale, and Earthquake 2 measures 8.2 on the Richter scale, how many times bigger was Earthquake 2 than Earthquake 1? (Rephrased: By what
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Question 123129: If Earthquake 1 measures 6.2 on the Richter scale, and Earthquake 2 measures 8.2 on the Richter scale, how many times bigger was Earthquake 2 than Earthquake 1? (Rephrased: By what factor was Earthquake 2 bigger than Earthquake 1?)
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The Richter scale is a logarithmic scale.
You subtract the two values.
The value is then raised to the power of ten.
A magnitude 8.2 earthquake is 100 times stronger than a magnitude 6.2 earthquake.
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