<span>The intensity of an earthquake is dependent on one's proximity to the focus of the quake, also called the "epicenter" and is based on observations of the shaking of the ground on humans, structures, and the natural landscape.</span>
If "0.3 minute" is correct, then it's 9,543,272 Joules.
If it's supposed to say "0.3 SECOND", then the KE is 2,651 Joules.
Yes, friction does exist in space. Friction has nothing to do with the earth's atmosphere. It exists everywhere in the universe. <span />