Meenal Sharma posted an Question
May 04, 2021 • 19:02 pm 30 points
  • UGC NET
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Two earthquakes a and b happen to be of ma enitude 5 and 6 re spectively on the richter scale. 1ne rau (nta ugc-net june 2015) of the energies released ep/ea wi

Two earthquakes A and B happen to be of ma enitude 5 and 6 re spectively on the Richter Scale. 1ne rau (NTA UGC-NET June 2015) of the energies released Ep/EA will be approximately: (B) 16 (A) 8 (D) 64 32 (C) (NTA UGC-NET Dec. 2015)

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  • Himanshi Gupta Best Answer

    Essentially, each successive magnitude is 33 times larger than the last. That means a magnitude-8.0 earthquake is 33 times stronger than a 7.0, and a magnitude-9.0 earthquake is 1,089 (33 x 33) times more powerful than a 7.0 — the energy ramps up fast. Answer is 32

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