1 The magnitude of an earthquake measured on the Richter

Last updated: 11/25/2023

1 The magnitude of an earthquake measured on the Richter scale is log 107 where is the amplitude registered on a seismograph 100 km from the epicenter of the earthquake and lo is 10 10 the amplitude of a certain small size Find the Richter scale rating for an amplitude of 100 000 000 The magnitude R measured on the Richter scale is