SOLUTION: If one earthquake is 20 times more intense than another, how much larger is it on the richter scale?
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Question 1180285: If one earthquake is 20 times more intense than another, how much larger is it on the richter scale?
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The Richter scale is logarithmic and the log of 20 is 1.301, so it is 1.3 units larger on the Richter scale.
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