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The amount of energy E in ergs that an earthquake releases is related to its Richter scale magnitude by the equation logE=11.8+1.5M. Use the equation to find the amount of energy released by the 1960 Chilean earthquake, which measured 8.5 on the Richter scale.

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Based on the Richer Scale Magnitude and the equation for finding the energy released, the energy released by the 1960 Chilean earthquake was 1.78 x 10²² ergs

What was the amount of energy released?

This can be found as:

logE=11.8+1.5M

M in this case is the reading on the Richter scale.

Solving gives:

logE=11.8+1.5(8.5)

logE = 24.55

10 ^ (logE) = 10²².⁵⁵

E = 10²².⁵⁵

E ≈ 1.78 x 10²² ergs

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