document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=37769>Question 37769</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An Earthquake measure 6.3 on the richter scale. Find the magintude of this earthquake. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "See the following site to understand the Richter Scale:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "http://www.seismo.unr.edu/ftp/pub/louie/class/100/magnitude.html\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In your problem 6.3 = log(Amplitude of the strongest wave)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Amplitude=10^6.30= 1,995,262.32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Amplitude of the wave is a measure of the magnitude or strength<BR>\n" );
document.write( "of the Earthquake.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Magnitude = 1,995,262.32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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