SOLUTION: How many times more powerful was the earthquake in Alaska than the San Francisco earthquake, in 1906, with a magnitude of 7.9 on the Richter Scale?

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Question 1176488: How many times more powerful was the earthquake in Alaska than the San Francisco earthquake, in 1906, with a magnitude of 7.9 on the Richter Scale?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39628) About Me  (Show Source):
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Need the magnitudes for BOTH earthquakes.