Earthquake intensities are measured using a device called a seismograph which is designed to be most sensitive for earthquakes with intensities between 4.0 and 9.0 on the open-ended Richter scale. Measurements of nine earthquakes gave the following readings: 4.5 L 5.5 H 8.7 8.9 6.0 H 5.2where L indicates that the earthquake had an intensity below 4.0 and a H indicates that the earthquake had an intensity above 9.0. The median earthquake intensity of the sample is: