SOLUTION: 1. What is the magnitude of an earthquake which is 6 times as intense as an earthquake with magnitude 5.8m on the Richter Scale?

SOLUTION: 1. What is the magnitude of an earthquake which is 6 times as intense as an earthquake with magnitude 5.8m on the Richter Scale?

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Question 314576: 1. What is the magnitude of an earthquake which is 6 times as intense as an earthquake with magnitude 5.8m on the Richter Scale?
Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
the scale is logarithmic, so ___ 5.8 + log(6)
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