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-An earthquake of magnitude 2 will do twice as much damage as an earthquake of magnitude 1.

Name: Provide an appropriate response. -An earthquake of magnitude 2 will do twice as much damage as an earthquake of magnitude 1.
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The magnitude scale for earthquakes is logarithmic, not linear, meaning each whole number increase on the scale represents a tenfold increase in measured amplitude and roughly 31.6 times more energy release.

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