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The Richter scale magnitude of an earthquake is given by M=23log10(EE0)M = \frac{2}{3} \log_{10}\left(\frac{E}{E_0}\right). If Earthquake A has a magnitude of 7.07.0 and Earthquake B has a magnitude of 5.05.0, what is the ratio of energy released by Earthquake A to Earthquake B?