SOLUTION: What is the formula for measuring earthquakes?

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Question 47885: What is the formula for measuring earthquakes?
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Check out the following site.
http://www.geo.mtu.edu/UPSeis/intensity.html
Cheers,
Stan H.

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