Let's say that an earthquake hit Santa Monica, CA and had a magnitude of 5.7. If another earthquake hit Charleston, SC and was a magnitude of 3.4, how much more intense was the earthquake in LA? _______________________________________________________________________ Intensity formula: (1 point) Responses 199.53 times 199.53 times 251.19 times 251.19 times 7.94 times 7.94 times 2.3 times
To compare the intensity of earthquakes, we can use the magnitude scale equation:
Intensity = 10^(1.5 * magnitude + 4.8)
Using this equation, we can calculate the intensity of the earthquake in Santa Monica:
Intensity_LA = 10^(1.5 * 5.7 + 4.8)
And the intensity of the earthquake in Charleston:
Intensity_SC = 10^(1.5 * 3.4 + 4.8)
To find out how much more intense the earthquake in Santa Monica was compared to Charleston, we can take the ratio of the intensities:
Ratio = Intensity_LA / Intensity_SC
We can calculate this ratio to find the answer.