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ANSWER:

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

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