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What is the Gutenberg-Richter relationship?

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Earthquake counts against magnitude follow a logarithmic distribution that holds worldwide and for individual regions.

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The magnitudes versus number of earthquakes follows a logarithmic distribution known as the Gutenberg-Richter relationship. This relationship holds worldwide as well as for individual regions.

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