According to the Richter scale, an increase of one unit in magnitude corresponds to a tenfold increase in the maximum amplitude of seismic waves. This means that if the magnitude increases by one unit, the amplitude of the waves increases by a factor of 10. Additionally, the energy released by the earthquake increases by approximately 31.6 times for each one-unit increase in magnitude.
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