1000 times as much
Each unit on the magnitude scale represents a 10 times increase in measured seismic wave amplitude which is equivalent to approximately (10(m2-m1))^1.5 times the energy emitted by the earthquake.
Where:
m2-m1 = difference in magnitude.
As such a magnitude scale increase of 2 (from 4 to 6), represents a (102) 100 times larger measured maximum seismic wave and an increase in emitted energy of around (102)^1.5 = 1000 times.
each would increase by 10-fold. Thus, making it 100 times greater.
6-4=2 10^2=100
A magnitude 6 earthquake is 10 times more powerful than a magnitude 5 earthquake.
The maximum ground motion of a magnitude 5 earthquake is 100 times larger than a magnitude 3 earthquake.
A magnitude 9 earthquake is 10,000x stronger than a magnitude 5.
Not sure, but if i remember my Richter scale correctly it's logarithmic. if it's base 10 logarithm then a magnification difference from 2 to 4 would mean 10^2 * 10 = 1000 times greater.
Answer #1:by a magnitude of 2======================Answer #2:by a factor of 100
The Richter magniude scale is logorithmic. As such the size (amplitude) of the largest seismic waves produced by a magnitude 7 earthquake are 102 (or 100) times larger than those produced by a magnitude 5 earthquake. However the amount of energy released by a magnitude7 earthquake is 1000 times greater (102)^3/2 than a magnitude 5 earthquake and so it is likely to be much more destructive.
100 times
The maximum ground motion of a magnitude 5 earthquake is 100 times larger than a magnitude 3 earthquake.
A magnitude 9.2 earthquake is 794 times bigger on a seismograph than a 6.3 nut is 22387 times stronger in terms of energy released.
A hundred times greater. The "magnitudes" used here use a logarithmic scale; every increase by one magnitude means an increase of the amount of energy in the earthquake by a factor of 10 in this case.
A magnitude 9 earthquake is 10,000x stronger than a magnitude 5.
100 times larger
Seismic energy increases by a factor of about 31.6 for each increase of magnitude, so a magnitude 3 earthquake has 31.6 times more energy released than a magnitude 2 earthquake.
Not sure, but if i remember my Richter scale correctly it's logarithmic. if it's base 10 logarithm then a magnification difference from 2 to 4 would mean 10^2 * 10 = 1000 times greater.
about a 1000
This is not a record of a Magnitude 8 or Greater Earthquake during the year
This is not a record of a Magnitude 8 or Greater Earthquake during the year
This is not a record of a Magnitude 8 or Greater Earthquake during the year