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avanturin [10]
3 years ago
12

Why two things are needed to calculate the magnitude of an earthquake

Geography
2 answers:
SIZIF [17.4K]3 years ago
6 0

Amount of energy released by the earthquake, and distance from the epicenter.  hope that helps!

kvv77 [185]3 years ago
6 0

The magnitude of an earthquake is determined from the logarithm of the amplitude of waves recorded by seismographs. Adjustments are included in the magnitude formula to compensate for the variation in the distance between the various seismographs and the epicenter of the earthquakes

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