4. Most of Canada's earthquakes occur along the west coast. In 1949, there was an earthquake in the Queen Charlotte Islands that had a magnitude of 8.1 on the Richter Scale. In 1997 there was an earthquake in south-western B.C. with a magnitude of 4.6 on the Richter Scale. How many times as intense as the 1997 earthquake was the 1949 earthquake? Round you answer to 2 decimal places.

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4. Most of Canada's earthquakes occur along the west coast. In 1949, there was an earthquake
in the Queen Charlotte Islands that had a magnitude of 8.1 on the Richter Scale. In 1997 there
was an earthquake in south-western B.C. with a magnitude of 4.6 on the Richter Scale. How
many times as intense as the 1997 earthquake was the 1949 earthquake? Round you answer to 2
decimal places.
Transcribed Image Text:4. Most of Canada's earthquakes occur along the west coast. In 1949, there was an earthquake in the Queen Charlotte Islands that had a magnitude of 8.1 on the Richter Scale. In 1997 there was an earthquake in south-western B.C. with a magnitude of 4.6 on the Richter Scale. How many times as intense as the 1997 earthquake was the 1949 earthquake? Round you answer to 2 decimal places.
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