how much larger is the amplitude of the waves generated by a 6.5 richter magnitude earthquake than a 4.5 richter magnitude earthquake?

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100 times larger is the amplitude of the waves generated by a 6.5 Richter magnitude earthquake than a 4.5 Richter magnitude earthquake.There is just one magnitude for an earthquake. The amount of shaking it produces varies from place to location depending on the distance, kind of surface material, and other variables. Since the Richter scale is a base-10 logarithmic scale, each order of magnitude is 10 times stronger than the one before it. So a two is 10 times stronger than a one, and a three is 100 times stronger. The increase on the Richter scale is due to a rise in wave amplitude.Whole numbers and fractions with a decimal place are used to express magnitude. A moderate earthquake is one with a magnitude of 5.3, and a severe earthquake is one with a magnitude of 6.3. Each whole number increase in magnitude corresponds to a tenfold rise in recorded amplitude as measured on a seismogram due to the scale's logarithmic base.Learn more about Seismic Waves here:https://brainly.com/question/8553835#SPJ4