SOLUTION: An Earthquake measure 6.3 on the richter scale. Find the magintude of this earthquake.

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Question 37769: An Earthquake measure 6.3 on the richter scale. Find the magintude of this earthquake.
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An Earthquake measure 6.3 on the richter scale. Find the magintude of this earthquake.
See the following site to understand the Richter Scale:
http://www.seismo.unr.edu/ftp/pub/louie/class/100/magnitude.html
In your problem 6.3 = log(Amplitude of the strongest wave)
Amplitude=10^6.30= 1,995,262.32
Amplitude of the wave is a measure of the magnitude or strength
of the Earthquake.
Magnitude = 1,995,262.32
Cheers,
Stan H.