Question

approximately how much more energy is released in an earthquake of richter magnitude 6.5 than in a magnitude 5.5 earthquake?

Answer 1

Approximately  32 times much more energy is released in a 6.5 Richter magnitude earthquake than in one with magnitude 5.5 earthquake

• The Richter magnitude scale is simply used to rate or measure the energy that is sent off/released. It is not a straight measure.  Richter magnitude is commonly defined as a measure used in knowing the amount of energy released in course of an earthquake. Richter Scale was known to be developed by Charles F. Richter in 1934.

• The above form of earthquake-magnitude scale was said to be invented by Richter and also means a magnitude 6.5 earthquake of Richter produces 32 times more energy or is 32 times stronger than a magnitude 5.5 earthquake

From the above, we can therefore say that the answer Approximately  32 times much more energy is released in a 6.5 Richter magnitude earthquake than in one with magnitude 5.5 earthquake is correct

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