If an earthquake is ,say 7.8 how mudh bigger would be a 7.9 be?

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If an earthquake is ,say 7.8 how mudh bigger would be a 7.9 be?

2007-09-18 13:37:05 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology

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1.3 times larger. Solution: inverse log (7.9-7.8) = 1.2589..., round to the nearest tenth. To correct the previous poster, a magnitude 9 is ten times larger than a magnitude 8.

2007-09-18 13:46:45 · answer #1 · answered by Amphibolite 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Ten times stronger, for each tenth would equal X10

2007-09-18 13:44:33 · answer #2 · answered by trey98607 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋