SOLUTION: A seismograph 300 km from the epicenter of an earthquake recorded a maximum amplitude of 5.4 multiplied by 100. Find this earthquake's magnitude on the Richter scale. (Round your a

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Question 470409: A seismograph 300 km from the epicenter of an earthquake recorded a maximum amplitude of 5.4 multiplied by 100. Find this earthquake's magnitude on the Richter scale. (Round your answer to the nearest tenth.)




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