Question 226911
Formula: M=log(A/Ao)*o should be a subscript**. Magnitude of an earthquake on the Richter scale is based on A, measurement of a seismic wave, and Ao, the measurement of a seismic wave of a level zero earthquake with the same epicenter. An earthquake was recorded which was 7,943,282 times more powerful than a reference level zero earthquake. What is the magnitude of this earthquake?
Wouldn't just be:
:
M = log(7943282)
M = 6.9 on the Richter scale