SOLUTION: The intensity levels I of two earthquakes measured on a seismograph can be compared by the formula
log
I1
I2
= M1 − M2
where M is the magnitude given by the Richter s
Question 1153141: The intensity levels I of two earthquakes measured on a seismograph can be compared by the formula
log
I1
I2
= M1 − M2
where M is the magnitude given by the Richter scale. An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 hit a city. Two years later, that same region experienced yet another, more devastating earthquake, this time with a magnitude of 8.0. How many times greater was the intensity of the second earthquake? Round to the nearest whole number.
times greater Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source):
