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7 December, 00:30

An earthquake registers a 5.6 on the Richter scale. If the reference intensity of this quake was 7.3 * 109, what was the intensity of the earthquake?

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  1. 7 December, 01:47
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    Log (x/7300000000) = 5.6 so

    x/7300000000 = 10^5.8 = 398107.17

    x = 2.9061823 x 10^15
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