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Use the Earthquake Magnitude Scale to Answer the Question $7.9 \times 10 ^ { 13 }$

Question 46

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Use the earthquake magnitude scale to answer the question.
-How much energy, in joules, is released by an earthquake of magnitude 5?

A) $7.9 \times 10 ^ { 13 }$ joules
B) $7.9 \times 10 ^ { 11 }$ joules
C) $2.5 \times 10 ^ { 9 }$ joules
D) $7.6 \times 10 ^ { 11 }$ joules

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