SOLUTION: If one earth quake has a magnitude of 5.2 on the Richter scale and a second earthquake has a magnitude of 6, compare the intensities of the two earthquakes.

SOLUTION: If one earth quake has a magnitude of 5.2 on the Richter scale and a second earthquake has a magnitude of 6, compare the intensities of the two earthquakes.

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Question 1169199: If one earth quake has a magnitude of 5.2 on the Richter scale and a second
earthquake has a magnitude of 6, compare the intensities of the two earthquakes.
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
log 6/log 5.2
10^6/10^5.2=6.31 times as strong.
The magnitude 6 quake is 6.31 times stronger than and 5.2 quake.
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