document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1192135>Question 1192135</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How many times more powerful was the earthquake in Alaska (with a magnitude of 9.2 on the Richter scale) than the San Francisco earthquake, in 1906, with a magnitude of 7.9 on the Richter scale? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #824049 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=824049\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i believe the simplest explanation would be:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "an earthquake with a magnitude of 9.2 on the richter scale is 10^(9.2 - 7.9) more powerful than an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.9 on the richter scale.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10^9.2 / 10^7.9 = 10^(9.2-7.9) = 10^1.3 = 19.95 times as powerful.\r<BR>\n" );
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