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Find how much more earth movement is caused by an earthquake of magnitude 6.9 than by an earthquake of magnitude 6.4.
Transcribed Image Text:A1
Formulas: M = log A – log Ao
M1 – M2 = log ()
log E - 11.8 + 1.45M
A2
Richter's Standard Earthquake
distance (km)
log of amplitude -1.7 -2.8 -3.0 -3.2 -3.4 -3.6 -3.8 -4.0 -4.2
20
60
100 140
180 220 260 300 340
D = 10 log
Io
Io = 10-16 watts/cm?
10 log
I2
ст
D1 – D2
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