Question

What is the magnitude in the richer scale of an earthquake that released in 10¹⁶ joules of energy​

Answer 1

E = 3.698761784x1016 ft lb. Thus, log10 E2 - log10 E1 = 1.5 and log10(E2/E1) = 1.5.

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The Richter Scale.

Magnitude Released Energy (to the nearest integer)

5.5 4,466,835,921,510 J

6 25,118,864,315,096 J

6.5 141,253,754,462,275

7. 7 794,328,234,724,282Step-by-step explanation: