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Which equation represents the magnitude of an earthquake that is 100 times more intense than a standard earthquake?

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Richter magnitude M = log10(I/I0). If I = 100·I0 then M = log10(100) = 2. So the magnitude is 2 (i.e. M = log10(I/I0) with I = 100I0 ⇒ M = 2).