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The Richter scale converts seismographic readings into numbers for measuring the magnitude of an earthquake according to this function M(x) = log , where x0 = 10-3.

What is the magnitude of an earthquake whose seismographic reading is 7.7 millimeters at a distance of 100 kilometers from its epicenter? Round the answer to the nearest tenth.
◦ 886.5
◦ 3.9
◦ 2.9
◦ 2.7
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Reply #1 on: Feb 28, 2021
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