50. The strongest earthquakes ever recorded occurred off the coast of Ecuador and Colombia in 1906, and in Japan in 1933. Each had a magnitude of 8.9. Find the ratio of the amplitude of the largest wave of such a quake to the corresponding amplitude of a zero-level quake.

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50. The strongest earthquakes ever recorded occurred off the
coast of Ecuador and Colombia in 1906, and in Japan in
1933. Each had a magnitude of 8.9. Find the ratio of the
amplitude of the largest wave of such a quake to the
corresponding amplitude of a zero-level quake.
Transcribed Image Text:50. The strongest earthquakes ever recorded occurred off the coast of Ecuador and Colombia in 1906, and in Japan in 1933. Each had a magnitude of 8.9. Find the ratio of the amplitude of the largest wave of such a quake to the corresponding amplitude of a zero-level quake.
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The relation between magnitude and intensity be defined as,

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M be defined as the magnitude of the earthquake.

I be defined as the intensity of the largest wave

I0 be defined as the zero level quake.

Step 2

Re-write the above equation and put the values on it,

Physics homework question answer, step 2, image 1

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