SOLUTION: An earthquake has an amplitude of 5696 micrometers and a period of 0.7 seconds. Find its measure of the Richter scale. Round to the nearest tenth

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Question 1028862: An earthquake has an amplitude of 5696 micrometers and a period of 0.7 seconds. Find its measure of the Richter scale. Round to the nearest tenth
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