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How much bigger is amplitude of a magnitude 5 than a magnitude of 3?
TiffanyWilliams
Ever magnitude goes up by a multiple of 10.
So lets say this..
1-10
2-100
3-1000
4-10000
5-100000
6-1000000
7-10000000
So, a 5 magnitude earthquake is 100 times more powerful then a 3 magnitude.
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