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Use the formula M = = log10 T to solve the problem.If an earthquake has a magnitude of 5 on the Richter scale, how many times greater is a shock wave than the smallest shock wave measurable on a seismograph?It is___times greater than the smallest shock wave measurable.

Use the formula M = = log10 T to solve the problem.If an earthquake has a magnitude-example-1
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The given formula is

M = logT

where

M represents magnitu

From th

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