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What is the Richter scale magnitude of an earthquake with an intensity of $I=100,000 I_{0} ?$
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We know that the Richter scale magnitude of an earthquake is given by the formula $M = \log_{10}\left(\frac{I}{I_{0}}\right)$, where $I_{0}$ is the intensity of a zero level earthquake. Show more…
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