document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=276097>Question 276097</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How can I calculate the difference in intensity between a 7.1 earthquake and an 8.8 earthquake? These numbers refer to the Richter scale of course. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "One whole number is a factor of 10.  0.3 is a factor of 2.  0.1 is approximately a factor of 1.25, and 0.2 is worth about 1.56.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8.8 minus 7.1 = 1.7.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.7 = 1 plus 0.3 plus 0.3 plus 0.1, so you have factors of:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 10\,\cdot\,2\,\cdot\,2\,\cdot\,1.25\ \approx\ 50\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The Chilean quake released approximately 50 times more energy than your 7.1 quake.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
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