Anukruti posted an Question
November 06, 2020 • 04:40 am 30 points
  • IIT JAM
  • Geology (GG)

How big an increase in energy is released in going from one richter magnitude unit to next?

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    Rahul kumar best-answer

    In terms of energy, each whole number increase in Richter magnitude corresponds to increase in 10 times of earthquake amplitude and an increase of about 31.6 times the amount of energy released.

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