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On May 22, 1960, an earthquake in Chile measured 9.5 on the Richter scale. On February 27, 2010, another earthquake in Chile measured 8.8 on the Richter scale. Compare the intensities of the two earthquakes. Round to the nearest whole number.

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Answer:

5

Explanation:

use M = log (StartFraction I Over I Subscript 0 Baseline EndFraction)

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