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Most destructive earthquakes have magnitudes _______ on the Richter scale.

4

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7

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less than

7

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higher than

7

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Solution

The correct option is D higher than $7$
An earthquake of magnitude 7 is found to be destructive. And, obviously, most destructive earthquakes are of magnitude higher than 7 on the Richter scale.

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