PLEASE HELP ME!! How much more energy is released between a 5.0 and a 7.0 earthquake?

JohnnBlade asked Dec 15, 2022

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PLEASE HELP ME!!
How much more energy is released between a 5.0 and a 7.0 earthquake?

JohnnBlade asked Dec 15, 2022

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a magnitude 7.0 release about 32x32=1024 times as much energy as a magnitude 5.0 earthquake

Whitesite answered Dec 21, 2022

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