document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=47886>Question 47886</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Why is a 7.0 earthquake ten times stronger than a 6.0 earthquake? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The 1st earthquake has magnitude 10^7 I(o) where I(o) is the smallest<BR>\n" );
document.write( "magnitude earthquake detectable by the Richter Scale.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The 2nd earthquake has magnitude 10^6 I(o) on the Richter Scale.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note that one earthquake is ten time more powerful than the other.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Chers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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