The intensities I of two earthquakes are compared with the Richter scale magnitudes, M. log (I2/I1) = M2 – M1 How many times greater is the intensity of earthquake 2 with M2 = 8.0 than earthquake 1 with M1 = 6.0? 100 times 2 times 50 times

The intensities I of two earthquakes are compared with the Richter scale magnitudes, M. log (I2/I1) = M2 – M1 How many times greater is the intensity of earthquake 2 with M2 = 8.0 than earthquake 1 with M1 = 6.0? 100 times 2 times 50 times

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The intensities I of two earthquakes are compared with the Richter scale magnitudes, M.

log (I₂/I₁) = M₂ – M₁

How many times greater is the intensity of earthquake 2 with M₂ = 8.0 than earthquake 1 with M₁ = 6.0?

	100 times
	2 times
	50 times

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