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how many more times intense is an earthquake that measures 8 on the Ritcher scale when an earthquake that measures 5?
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how many more times intense is an earthquake that measures 8 on the Ritcher scale when an earthquake that measures 5?

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1000

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Since the Richter Scale is based off of an exponential equation, every point on the scale adds a magnitude of 10.

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