Find the magnitude of the 2nd earthquake
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Find the magnitude of the 2nd earthquake
We don't do homework for you. However, how is magnitude calculated? Is it linear or logarithmic? Is a Richter 6 twice as strong as a 3?
Don't forget that the Richter scale is a logarithmic measure of shaking amplitude, not energy. So ... you will need to apply the fact that energy is proportional to amplitude raised to the 3/2 power. Post back with your answer to this problem and we'll check it for you.
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