Earthquake Magnitudes The 1906 earthquake in San Fran- cisco had a magnitude of 8.3 on the Richter scale. At the same time in Japan an earthquake with magnitude 4.9 caused only minor damage. How many times more intense was the San Francisco earthquake than the Japan earthquake?

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Q: How many times more intense is an earthquake of magnitude 8.2 than an earthquake of magnitude 7.5?

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