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The 1971 Sylmar earthquake in Los Angeles had a Richter scale magnitude of 6.3. Suppose an architect has designed a building as strong enough to withstand an earthquake 50 times as intense as the Sylmar quake. Find the magnitude of the strongest quake this building can withstand.

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the magnitude is 315

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