An Earthquake Was Recorded with an Intensity Which Was 125,893 $\left( \mathrm { I } / \mathrm { I } _ { 0 } \right)$

question 331

Multiple Choice

An earthquake was recorded with an intensity which was 125,893 times more powerful than a reference level earthquake, or 125,893 · I0. What is the magnitude of this earthquake on the Richter scale (rounded to the
Nearest tenth) ? Intensity on the Richter scale is log10 $\left( \mathrm { I } / \mathrm { I } _ { 0 } \right)$

• A) 5.1
• B) 4.1
• C) 0.5
• D) 11.7

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