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  • Apr 10, 2017, 02:29 PM
    kbs2605
    One earthquake has magnitude 3.1. If a second earthquake has 810 times as much energy
    Find the magnitude of the 2nd earthquake
  • Apr 10, 2017, 06:15 PM
    ma0641
    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?
  • Apr 13, 2017, 06:53 AM
    ebaines
    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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