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How is the amount of energy released by an earthquake related to its magnitude

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  • 08-01-2015
The magnitude is the amount of energy released by an earthquake. Each magnitude increase by one, represents a 1000x increase. For example a 4.2 magnitude quake is 1000x stronger than a 3.2.
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