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Earthquakes Inc. has hired you to write a program to put out bulletins in the event of an earthquake. Write an application that prompts for and takes as input a Richter scale number and prints out a characterization based on that value. Use the following table.

Richter Scale Number: Characterization:
n < 5.0 Shaking but no damage.
5.0 ? n < 6.0 Moderate damage.
6.0 ? n < 7.0 Damaging to most buildings.
7.0 ? n < 8.0 Most buildings collapse partially or completely.
higher Devastating in large area.

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Program Earthquake.java

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import java.util.Scanner;

class Earthquake
{
    public static void main(String args[])
    {
        Scanner s=new Scanner(System.in);
        System.out.print("Enter the Richter Scale number: ");
        double r=s.nextDouble();
        if(r<5.0)System.out.println("Shaking but no damage");
        if(r>=5.0 && r<6.0)System.out.println("Moderate damage");
        if(r>=6.0 && r<7.0)System.out.println("Damaging to most buildings");
        if(r>=7.0 && r<8.0)System.out.println("Most buildings collapse partially or completely. " +
                "higher Devastating in large area. ");
    }
}

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