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An earthquake of magnitude 2 on richter scale is :

A

two times as strong as an earthquake of magnitude 1

B

four times as strong an earthquake of magnitude 1

C

ten times as strong an earthquake of magnitude 1

D

hundred times as strong as an earthquake of magnitude 1

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