In seismology, the Gutenberg–Richter law expresses the relationship between the-------------- and total number of earthquakes in any given region and time period. The table depicts one small set of yearly data that has been recorded. Regardless of the------------------- on Earth, the trend remains consistent. This indicates that there is a high ------------------ of earthquakes of ------------------- magnitude compared to those of ----------------- magnitude.

high lower magnitude location frequency

magnitude and total number of earthquakes in any given region and time period; location; frequency; lower; higher