Homework Help: Science(Urgent)

Posted by Janet on Sunday, February 28, 2010 at 8:18pm.

1) How much more energy is released in a 5.0 magnitude earthquake than a 4.0 magnitude earthquake.

I know that each unit of Richter magnitude equates to roughly a 32-fold energy increase and that the amplitude has a tenfold increase but I am still confused on how to get the energy. Would it be 32 times more? Please help!!

Science(Urgent) - SraJMcGin, Monday, March 1, 2010 at 12:15am
You should find information here:

http://www.google.com/search?q=how+much+more+energy+is+released+by+a+5.0+magnitude+earthquake+than+a+4.0++magnitude+earthquake&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

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