The Richter Scale was developed in 1935 by none other than Charles Richter. On his scale, how much more powerful is an 8.0 earthquake than a 7.0 earthquake?
Answer 32 times
Each whole number up on the Richter Scale signifies 32 times the amount of energy being released, meaning a 9.0 quake would release about 1000 times more energy than a 7.0 earthquake (32 x 32).
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