The Richter scale measures the intensity or magnitude of an

Last updated: 4/25/2023

The Richter scale measures the intensity or magnitude of an earthquake The formula for the magnitude R of an earthquake is R log B where a is the amplitude in micrometers of the vertical motion of the ground at the recording station T is the number of seconds between successive seismic waves and B is an adjustment factor that takes into account the weakening of the seismic wave as the distance increases from the epicenter of the earthquake Use the Richter scale formula to find the magnitude R of the earthquake given that the amplitude is 220 micrometers the time between waves is 1 2 seconds and B is 2 1