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If you have a Richter magnitude of 5.0 how much bigger would a 6.0 be?
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See the related link for answer. A 5 is 32 kilotons of TNT, a 6 is 1 megaton of TNT.
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What is the relationship between earthquakes with magnitudes on the Richter scale of 1.0 and 3.0?
the magnitude of 3.0 releases about 1000 times as much energy as an 1.0 magnitude
How much greater is a magnitude 7.0 earthquake than in comparison to a 6.0 earthquake?
My understanding of the magnitudes of earthquakes is that each decimal point is equal to a magnitude of strength 10x more than the previous number. Example would be that a 4.2 earthquake is 10x stronger than a 4.1 earthquake. Therefore, a magnitude 8.5 EQ is 100x stronger than a 7.5 EQ.
How much damage can get from a 6.3 on the Richter scale?
Concerning that the highest reading is 7, so a 6.3 Richter can cause very big damage
How big can an earthquake get?
According to several US news agencies (c.g. CBSNEWS), the USGS provided a comparison to help people gain perspective of Japan's recent earthquake.It was cited that"USGS compared Japan's earthquake with two well known quakes: last year's earthquake in Haiti and the historic 1906 San Francisco quake.The USGS calculated the magnitude 8.9 earthquake in Japan [on March 11, 2011] to be 700 times stronger than Haiti's recent magnitude 7.0 earthquake, which devastated Port-au-Prince and killed more than 300,000 people.When comparing to the San Francisco magnitude 7.9 earthquake in 1906, the USGS has figured that Japan's earthquake is equivalent to 30 times stronger."
Statment between the magnitude of a earthquake and how often earthquakes of the magnitude occur?
One statement you could write is that "Earthquakes of higher magnitudes are much rarer than those of lower magnitudes". The magnitude of earthquakes is a logarithmic scale, so a magnitude of 8 is TEN TIMES more powerful than a magnitude 7. This is why earthquakes of higher magnitudes are so much rarer than those of lower magnitudes.
Is A Richter and Moment Magnitude 8 earthquake twice as large as a Richter or Moment Magnitude 4 earthquake?
No, but it would be much stronger.
If you have a Richter magnitude of 5.0 how much bigger would 6.0 be a 7.0?
This is really an answer but we dont use the ricter scale to record earthquakes because it didn't work well.. we use the M.M.S (Moment Magnitude Scale) To record earthquakes.. ----
What is the relationship between earthquakes with magnitude on the Richter scale of 1.0 and 3.0?
the magnitude of 3.0 releases about 1000 times as much energy as an 1.0 magnitude
How much more energy is released in a 6.5 Richter magnitude earthquake than in one with a magnitude of 5.5?
30 times
The Richter scale best describes what?
The Richter Scale best describes how much energy an earthquake releases also known as it's magnitude.
Does the Richter scale cause earthquakes?
No. The Richter scale is a way for scientists to describe how much energy was released by an earthquake (this is known as the earthquakes magnitude).
Diagram of Richter scale?
Richter scale is a scale which shows the magnitude of a earthquake. magnitude below than 4.0 does not cause much damage , magnitude below 2.0 ussually are not felt, magnitude over 5.0 cause damage, 6.0 is considered strong, and 7.0 is a major earthquake.
When magnitude increases by 1 on the Richter scale how much does the ground motion increase?
10 times
How much bigger is a 8 on the Richter scale than a 6?
being a log scale its 100 times larger between 6 and 8 --each increment of one is a factor of 10 in magnitude. energy released is much much larger tho
What is the relationship between earthquakes with magnitudes on the Richter scale of 1.0 and 3.0?
the magnitude of 3.0 releases about 1000 times as much energy as an 1.0 magnitude
How much does the amplitude of the wave increase between an earthquake that measures 4.2 on the Richter scale and an earthquake that measures 6.2 on the Richter scale?
The energy released by an earthquake increases by 10x for every 1.0 increase in magnitude on the Richter scale. A 6.2 quake is 2.0 higher than a 4.2 quake. The increase in energy output would be calculated as such: 10x10=100. A 6.2 magnitude earthquake is 100 times more powerful than a 4.2 magnitude earthquake.
What is a real-life application of an linear function of earthquakes magnitude?
earthquake magnitude is exponential, not linear. for every increase of 1 on the Richter scale, an earthquake releases 10 times as much energy. The Richter scale has been superseded the moment magnitude scale (MMS). MMS is still logarithmic, but deviates somewhat from the Richter scale (an increase of one indicates about 30 times as much energy). Certain equations or algorithms might be designed for a linear scale, but for most applications a linear scale would be unnecessary and impractical. == == == ==
