document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1058607>Question 1058607</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The 1906 San Francisco earthquake had a magnitude of 7.9 on the MMS scale. At the same time there was an earthquake with magnitude 6.8 that caused only minor damage. How many times more intense was the San Francisco earthquake than the South American one? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "10^7.9/10^6.8 = 10^1.1 = 12.59 times more intense<BR>\n" );
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