29. On February 7, 1812 an earthquake of magnitude 7.4 occurred near New Madrid, Missouri. If an earthquake 50 times as powerful as the New Madrid earthquake occurred, what would its Richter scale magnitude be? Round to 1 decimal place.

29. On February 7, 1812 an earthquake of magnitude 7.4 occurred near New Madrid, Missouri. If an earthquake 50 times as powerful as the New Madrid earthquake occurred, what would its Richter scale magnitude be? Round to 1 decimal place.

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