Which equation represents the magnitude of an earthquake that is 100 times more intense than a standard earthquake?
Accepted Solution
A:
we know that the magnitude of an earthquake s M=log[I/S] where I----------> is the intensity of the earthquake S---------> is the intensity of a standard earthquake
in this problem I=100S then M=log[100S/S] this equation represents the magnitude of an earthquake that is 100 times more intense than a standard earthquake
M=log(100)-----------> M=2 The magnitude of this earthquake is 2 on the Richter scale