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Magnitude of an earthquake : M = log
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What is the magnitude of an earthquake that is 10,000 times more intense than a standard earthquake?

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
If M = log10(I/S) and I/S = 10,000 = 10^4, then M = log10(10^4) = 4.