Assignment:
The intentisty level of an earthquake is based on the Richter scale. Using logarithms, the Richter scale measures an earthquake relative to (as a ratio of) the weaket possible tremor.
Research how earthquakes are measured.
- What is the formula for measuring earthquakes?
- Why is a 7.0 earthquake ten times stronger than a 6.0 earthquake?
- What does a 7.1 earthquake measurement mean?
- Give the measurement of the earthquake.
- Explain what this measurement means.
Provide complete and step by step solution for the question and show calculations and use formulas.