Two earthquakes A and B happen to be of magnitude 5 and 6 respectively on Richter Scale. The ratio of the energies released EB/EA will be approximately:
| A. | ~64 |
| B. | ~8 |
| C. | ~16 |
| D. | ~32 |
Answer : D Explanation : Rockz said: (10:29am on Tuesday 1st December 2015)
How is the ans 32?calculations please
Priya Waghmare said: (1:13pm on Monday 7th November 2016)
The Richter scale is a base-10 logarithmic scale, meaning that each order of magnitude is 10 times more intensive than the last one. In other words, a two is 10 times more intense than a one and a three is 100 times greater. In the case of the Richter scale, the increase is in wave amplitude. That is, the wave amplitude in a level 6 earthquake is 10 times greater than in a level 5 earthquake, and the amplitude increases 100 times between a level 7 earthquake and a level 9 earthquake. The amount of energy released increases 31.7 times between whole number values.
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