I’m 2009, an earthquake hit costa rica, registering a 6.1 on the richter scale. what was the intensity of this earthquake, assuming the reference value was 1?

( approx )

Step-by-step explanation:

We know that,

The magnitude equation of an earthquake in richter scale is,

Where, I represents the intensity of the earthquake,

represents the reference intensity of the earthquake,

Given, R = 6.1,

By substituting the values in the above equation,

Taking exponent on both side,

idk

step-by-step explanation:

5.7622

step-by-step explanation:

the ten thousandths place is the 2. you round it up if, that number in whatever place is 5 or higher.