Answer:
The intensity was [tex]5.02377\times 10^{18}[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
We are given
An earthquake registered 7.4 on the Richter scale
so, RC=7.4
the reference intensity of this quake was 2.0 × 10^11
so,
[tex]I_r=2.0\times 10^{11}[/tex]
now, we can use formula
[tex]RS=log(\frac{I}{I_r} )[/tex]
now, we can plug values
[tex]7.4=log(\frac{I}{2.0\times 10^{11}} )[/tex]
now, we can solve for I
[tex]10^{7.4}=\frac{I}{2.0\times 10^{11}}[/tex]
[tex]I=10^{7.4}\times 2.0\times 10^{11}[/tex]
[tex]I=5.02377\times 10^{18}[/tex]
