The amount of energy released by an earthquake is [tex]2.8 * 10^{8}[/tex].
What is magnitute of earthquake?
Magnitude is the most commonly used measure of an earthquake's size. It is a measurement of the magnitude of the source for a single earthquake. As a result, it is the same regardless of how or where you perceive it, and the following calculation can be defined:
[tex]magnitude M = \frac{2}{3} log \frac{E}{Eo}[/tex]
where,
E = amount of energy released
Eo = [tex]10^{4.4}[/tex]
As M = 2.7
[tex]M = \frac{2}{3} log \frac{E}{Eo} \\\\2.7 = \frac{2}{3} log \frac{E}{10^{4.4} }\\\\4.05 = log \frac{E}{10^{4.4} }\\\\10^{4.05} = \frac{E}{10^{4.4} }\\\\E = 10^{4.05} * 10^{4.4} \\\\[/tex]
[tex]E = 2.8 * 10^{8}[/tex]
The amount of energy released by an earthquake is [tex]2.8 * 10^{8}[/tex].
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