Answer:
The magnitude of the claimed earthquake would be 13.67.
Step-by-step explanation:
The 1906 earthquake had a intensity of A and a magnitude of 7.8.
S is going to have the same value, so i am going to write as 1. So:
[tex]\log{A} = 7.8[/tex]
[tex]A = 10^{7.8}[/tex]
[tex]A = 63095734.448[/tex]
Many pundits claim that the worst is yet to come, with an earthquake 748,180 times as intense as the 1906 earthquake ready to hit San Francisco.
So [tex]A = 748180*63095734.448[/tex]
So
[tex]R = \log{A} = \log{748180*63095734.448} = 13.67[/tex]
The magnitude of the claimed earthquake would be 13.67.