Solve the Problem $5.9$ On the Richter Scale, What Was the Approximate Intensity of Richter

question 276

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-If an earthquake measured $5.9$ on the Richter scale, what was the approximate intensity of the earthquake in terms of $\mathrm { I } _ { 0 }$ ? Intensity on the Richter scale is $\log _ { 10 } \left( \mathrm { I } / \mathrm { I } _ { 0 } \right)$ .

• A) \(360 \mathrm { I } 0\)
• B) \(79,000 \mathrm { I } _ { 0 }\)
• C) \(630,000 \mathrm { I } _ { 0 }\)
• D) \(790,000 \mathrm { I } _ { 0 }\)

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