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The Richter and Moment Magnitude scale are both logarithmic scales so that a scale 1 earthquake would be 10 times weaker than a scale 2 earthquake and 100 times weaker than a scale 3 earthquake, so mathmatically I would say that it increases by a tenth of a scale 7 earthquake.

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No, the magnitude scale for earthquakes is logarithmic, meaning each whole number increase represents a tenfold increase in amplitude. Therefore, a 6.3 earthquake is not twice as big as a 6.2 earthquake, but it is slightly stronger.

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