If the amount of energy released by an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 on the Richter scale is x, what is the amount of energy released by an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 in terms of x?

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Roella W.
Jan 21, 2016

#x/10#

Explanation:

The Richter Scale is a base 10 logarithmic scale, which means that each integer point on the scale represents an energy 10 times larger than the the previous point.

If #x# is the energy at point #7.0#, the energy release at point #6.0# is #x/10#

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