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What is the intensity of an earthquake with a magnitude of 3?

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An earthquake with a magnitude of 3 has I intensity. Meaning, you cannot feel it. The measurement of an energy released by an earthquake is called magnitude while intensity is the measurement of how strong the shaking from the earthquake is.

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1,000 times a standard earthquake
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