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M = \log_{10}\frac{A}{A_0}

Earthquake magnitude from seismograph amplitude.

\log_{10} E = 4.8 + 1.5\,M

Energy released by a quake of Richter magnitude M.

M_w = \tfrac{2}{3}\log_{10} M_0 - 10.7

Modern magnitude from the seismic moment of a quake.

v = \sqrt{\frac{E}{\rho}}

Speed of an elastic wave through rock.