Question

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Answer 1

7.9

Explanation:

The function with which we can calculate the magnitude of an earthquake is as follows:

`R=\log_(10)\left((I)/(0.001)\right)`

In this case the value of is equal to 82194, so we substitute and calculate:

`\begin{gathered} R=\log_(10)\left((82194)/(0.001)\right) \\ \\ R=7.9148\cong7.9 \end{gathered}`

So the magnitude of the earthquake on the Richter scale is equal to 7.9