The 1906 San Francisco earthquake had a magnitude of 8.3 on the Richter scale.
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Updated on: 02/24/2020 01:52 AM Due on: 02/25/2020
The 1906 San Francisco earthquake had a magnitude of 8.3 on the Richter scale. At the same time in South America, there was an earthquake with magnitude 4.1 that caused only minor damage. How many times more intense was the San Francisco earthquake than the South American one?
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Solution: The 1906 San Francisco earthquake had a magnitude of 8.3 on the Richter scale.