How Much More Intense Is an Earthquake with a Magnitude $8.5$

question 85

Multiple Choice

How much more intense is an earthquake with a magnitude of $8.5$ on the Richter scale than one with a magnitude of $5.6$ ?

• A) \(1.9\)Times
• B) \(79\)Times
• C) \(2.9\)Times
• D) \(794\)Times
• E) none of these

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