Question: Richter scale use the formula R = log (I/I0) in Problem. (Source: Earthquake data from the U.S. Geological Survey.)
The largest earthquake in 2010 occurred offshore Bio-Bio, Chile, and measured 8.8 on the Richter scale. However, that year's most devastating quake was the 7.0 quake that struck Haiti, resulting in the deaths of more than 220,000 people. How many times more intense was the quake in Chile?