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How many times more powerful is an earthquake measuring 7.0 than one measuring 5.0?
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∙ 10y ago
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.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 11y agoIntensity is a measurement of the ground acceleration and damage caused by an earthquake.
The Richter scale is infact a magnitude scale (it measures the amount of energy released by an earthquake).
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake will have seismic waves with an amplitude 1000 times larger than a magnitude 2.0 earthquake and will release approximately 31,600 times more energy.
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∙ 10y agoTwo orders of magnitude more powerful.
Thus and earthquake of magnitude 6 would be ten times as powerful as one measuring 5, and one measuring 7 is ten time more powerful than one measuring 6.
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∙ 13y agoThe Richter scale is logarithmic. A magnitude 7 earthquake has seismic waves 100 times as large as a magnitude 5 and 1000 times the energy.
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∙ 11y agoA richter scale 5 would be 10 times more powerful than a richter scale 4.
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∙ 12y agoOne hundred times. It is an open-ended log base-10 scale, with each whole number 10 times as powerful as the number below it.
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How many times stronger is a 8.0 earthquake than none at all?
Anything divided by zero is undefined. A sneeze is infinitely more powerful than "no earthquake at all."
Approx how many times more powerful is an earthquake with a score of 7 than 1 with a score of 6?
One order of magnitude.
An earthquake measuring 7 on the ritcher scale releases about how many times more energy than an earthquake with a magnitude of 6?
10 times greater since the Ritcher scale is logarithmic. An earthquake measuring 9 releases one thousand times more energy than a 6, 100 times more than a 7 and 10 times more than a 8. Logarithmic scales are scary.
Why might a magnitude 7 earthquake have less intensity than a magnitude 6 earthquake?
There are many factors. One would be the distance a person is from the epicenter. A person who is further from a magnitude 7 earthquake would be less affected by the shockwaves than a person nearer to the epicenter of a magnitude 6 earthquake. The place the person is in at the time of the earthquake also may affect the intensity of what he feels. If one is in a tall and stable building during an earthquake, he would not feel the vibrations as much as one standing on the streets. The scale measuring the intensity of earthquakes should be considered too. A Mercalli Intensity Scale measuring magnitude 6 may possibly be more powerful than a Richter Scale measuring a magnitude 7, as more damage is caused.
An earthquake with magnitude 6.6 on the Richter scale releases how many times as much energy as an earthquake with magnitude 5.6?
A 3.0 earthquake releases 1,000 times more energy than a 1.0 earthquake.
Approximately how many times more powerful will be a 7.9 earthquake than a 6.5?
To my best calculation it will be around 32-35 times bigger and powerful.
How many times stronger is a 8.0 earthquake than none at all?
Anything divided by zero is undefined. A sneeze is infinitely more powerful than "no earthquake at all."
Approx how many times more powerful is an earthquake with a score of 7 than 1 with a score of 6?
One order of magnitude.
An earthquake measuring 7 on the ritcher scale releases about how many times more energy than an earthquake with a magnitude of 6?
10 times greater since the Ritcher scale is logarithmic. An earthquake measuring 9 releases one thousand times more energy than a 6, 100 times more than a 7 and 10 times more than a 8. Logarithmic scales are scary.
How many more powerful is a 9.0 then a 6.0 earthquake?
3.0 more
A 9.0 earthquake is how many times larger than a 7.0 earthquake?
1000 times stronger.
How many times greater is the amplitude of an earthquake with a magnitude of 6 versus an earthquake with a magnitude of 4?
100 times
Why might a magnitude 7 earthquake have less intensity than a magnitude 6 earthquake?
There are many factors. One would be the distance a person is from the epicenter. A person who is further from a magnitude 7 earthquake would be less affected by the shockwaves than a person nearer to the epicenter of a magnitude 6 earthquake. The place the person is in at the time of the earthquake also may affect the intensity of what he feels. If one is in a tall and stable building during an earthquake, he would not feel the vibrations as much as one standing on the streets. The scale measuring the intensity of earthquakes should be considered too. A Mercalli Intensity Scale measuring magnitude 6 may possibly be more powerful than a Richter Scale measuring a magnitude 7, as more damage is caused.
How many aftershocks followed the Kobe earthquake?
More than 50 aftershocks all measuring about 4.9
How many times larger would a 9.5 earthquake be compared to 8.5 earthquake?
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How many times larger is a 5.5 magnitude earthquake than a 3.5 magnitude earthquake?
100 times larger
An earthquake with magnitude 6.6 on the Richter scale releases how many times as much energy as an earthquake with magnitude 5.6?
A 3.0 earthquake releases 1,000 times more energy than a 1.0 earthquake.
