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100 times larger
A magnitude 8 earthquake is 1,000 times stronger than a magnitude 6 earthquake in terms of energy released. It can cause significantly more damage and have a larger impact on structures and the environment.
The magnitude of an earthquake is measured on a logarithmic scale, so a magnitude 7.0 earthquake is 10 times stronger than a magnitude 6.0 earthquake in terms of the energy released. This means that the amplitude of ground shaking in a magnitude 7.0 earthquake would be significantly greater than in a magnitude 6.0 earthquake.
By definitiona an aftershock is always smaller than the larger earthquake that preceeded it. If an earthquake then occurs that is of larger magnitude and related to the prior seismic activity it is redesignated as the mainshock and all pre-recording quakes are re-designated as foreshocks.
Seismic waves from a 6.1 magnitude earthquake are significantly larger than those from a 3.1 magnitude earthquake. The Richter scale is logarithmic, meaning each whole number increase represents a tenfold increase in measured amplitude. Therefore, a 6.1 magnitude earthquake produces waves with approximately 31.6 times more energy than a 3.1 magnitude earthquake.
The wave amplitude of an 8.0 earthquake is 100 times larger than that of a 6.0 earthquake. This is because earthquake magnitude scales logarithmically, where each whole number increase represents a tenfold increase in amplitude.
100 times larger
A magnitude 8 earthquake is 1,000 times stronger than a magnitude 6 earthquake in terms of energy released. It can cause significantly more damage and have a larger impact on structures and the environment.
The magnitude of an earthquake is measured on a logarithmic scale, so a magnitude 7.0 earthquake is 10 times stronger than a magnitude 6.0 earthquake in terms of the energy released. This means that the amplitude of ground shaking in a magnitude 7.0 earthquake would be significantly greater than in a magnitude 6.0 earthquake.
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A magnitude 9.7 earthquake is significantly larger than a 6.8 earthquake. The difference in magnitude signifies a 10^3.7 times increase in amplitude of seismic waves released, resulting in much greater energy and destructive power.
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By definitiona an aftershock is always smaller than the larger earthquake that preceeded it. If an earthquake then occurs that is of larger magnitude and related to the prior seismic activity it is redesignated as the mainshock and all pre-recording quakes are re-designated as foreshocks.
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Because the "magnitude scale is not linear, it is logarithmic (its numbers are an order of magnitude apart) this mean that the a magnitude 6 earthquake is TEN TIMES more powerful than a magnitude 5 earthquake and a HUNDRED TIMES more powerful than a magnitude 4 earthquake.