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Landforms of the Earth and Internal Forces

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An earthquake of magnitude $$3$$ on Richter scale is ________.

A

Three times as strong as an earthquake of magnitude $$1$$

B

Nine times as strong as an earthquake of magnitude $$1$$

C

Ninety times are strong as an earthquake of magnitude $$1$$

D

Hundred times as strong as an earthquake of magnitude $$1$$

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Correct option is D. Hundred times as strong as an earthquake of magnitude $$1$$

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