GATE CE 2014 Set 2 — Question 4
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In any given year, the probability of an earthquake greater than Magnitude occurring in the Garhwal Himalayas is . The average time between successive occurrences of such earthquakes is ____ years.
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25 to 25
Solution
The probability of an earthquake occurring in any given year is .
The average time between successive occurrences (return period) is given by the reciprocal of the probability:
The average time between successive occurrences (return period) is given by the reciprocal of the probability:
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