Ask a New Question

How does an earthquake of magnitude 7.7 compare in intensity with an earthquake of magnitude 3.7 on the Richter scale?

1 answer

10^(7.7/3.7) = 120.5
so it is about 120 times as strong

Ask a New Question or answer this question.

Similar Questions

How does an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 compare in intensity with an earthquake of magnitude of 3.1 on the Richter scale?The
1. 1 answer
The formula m=logI/s determines the magnitude of an earthquake, where I is the intensity of the earthquake and S is the
1. 5 answers
An earthquake occurs at a convergent boundary. The earthquake has a high magnitude, and an observer reports the earthquake
1. 6 answers
An earthquake occurs at a convergent boundary. The earthquake has a high magnitude and an observer reports the earthquake having
1. 1 answer

more similar questions