the 1906 San Francisco earthquake had a magnitude of 7.9 on the MMS scale. Around the same time there was an earthquake in South America with magnitude 6.1 that caused only minor damage. How many times more intense was the earth movement in San Francisco earthquake than the South American one?
the 1906 San Francisco earthquake had a magnitude of 7.9 on the MMS scale. Around the same time there was an earthquake in South America with magnitude 6.1 that caused only minor damage. How many times more intense was the earth movement in San Francisco earthquake than the South American one?
Chapter10: Exponential And Logarithmic Functions
Section10.3: Evaluate And Graph Logarithmic Functions
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the 1906 San Francisco earthquake had a magnitude of 7.9 on the MMS scale. Around the same time there was an earthquake in South America with magnitude 6.1 that caused only minor damage.
How many times more intense was the earth movement in San Francisco earthquake than the South American one?
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