Question

In 1906, san francisco felt the impact of an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8. Many pundits claim that the worst is yet to come, with an earthquake 363,570 times as intense as the 1906 earthquake ready to hit san francisco. If the pundits ability to predict such earthquakes were correct, what would be the magnitude of their claimed earthquake? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

Answer:

6.3..... the pundits would have been predicted it as 6.3

Answer 2

Given:

The impact of an earthquake in San Francisco in 1960 = 7.8

Pundits claimed an upcoming earthquake of intensity = 363,570 times as intense as the 1906 earthquake.

To find: The magnitude of the claimed earthquake.

Solution:

The magnitude of the claimed earthquake = Impact of earthquake of 1960 × Intensity claimed by Pundits

= 7.8 × 363,570

= 2,835,846

Thus, the magnitude of the claimed earthquake will be 2,835,846.