When the measure of the intensity of an earthquake on the Richter scale goes up in magnitude by two what does it imply?

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2026-05-01 11:31

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I assume that you mean the Richter scale and not richer scale. The Richter scale is a logarithmic (base 10) scale. An increase in magnitude of 2 represents an increase in amplitude by a factor of 100.

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