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Question 1072357: I read that a 4.7 earthquake was 32 times worse than a 3.7 earthquake. I thought the Richter scale was a log scale so I thought it would be 10 times worse. The question mentioned energy - is that the difference? Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) (Show Source):
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