SOLUTION: If an earthquake measured 5.9 on the Richter scale, what was the intensity of the earthquake? Use the formula M=log(A/Ao).

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Question 151242: If an earthquake measured 5.9 on the Richter scale, what was the intensity of the earthquake? Use the formula M=log(A/Ao).
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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If an earthquake measured 5.9 on the Richter scale, what was the intensity of the earthquake? Use the formula M=log(A/Ao).
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5.9 = log(A/Ao)
A/Ao = 10^5.9
A = 794,328.2347Ao
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The intensity was 794,328.2347 times the intensity of the smallest earthquake
detectable with the seismograph used.
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Cheers,
Stan H.