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On the Richter scale, the magnitude, R, of an earthquake of intensity, I, is Find the intensity of the 1906 San Francisco earthquate (R= 8.3). Solution R = ln(I) - ln(I0)/ln(10) I0 = 1 8.3 = (ln(I) - ln(1))/ln(10) 8.3*ln(10) = ln(I) - 0 I = e^(8.3*ln(10)) = 1.995 x 10^8.

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On the Richter scale, the magnitude, R, of an earthquake of intensity, I, is Find the intensity of the 1906 San Francisco earthquate (R= 8.3). Solution R = ln(I) - ln(I0)/ln(10) I0 = 1 8.3 = (ln(I) - ln(1))/ln(10) 8.3*ln(10) = ln(I) - 0 I = e^(8.3*ln(10)) = 1.995 x 10^8

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  • 1. On the Richter scale, the magnitude, R, of an earthquake of intensity, I, is Find the intensity of the 1906 San Francisco earthquate (R= 8.3). Solution R = ln(I) - ln(I0)/ln(10) I0 = 1 8.3 = (ln(I) - ln(1))/ln(10) 8.3*ln(10) = ln(I) - 0 I = e^(8.3*ln(10)) = 1.995 x 10^8