Introduction to Logarithmic Functions
 

Introduction to Logarithmic Functions problem 76


The strongest earthquake ever recorded hit Chile in with a magnitude of on the Richter scale. The quake was followed by a tsunami that devastated much of the Chilean coast and caused enormous material damage to coastal cities and ports.


  • In , Haiti was hit by a magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale. How many times stronger was the earthquake in Chile?


  • How many times stronger is a magnitude earthquake than a magnitude earthquake?


 

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