To measure sound, we use the measure decibel which in fact is a logartimic funcion of the amplitude of a soud
To measure eartquakes, we use the Richter scale whci is a logaritmic function of the amplitude of the force of an earthquake
To calculate how long a body has been dead, the coroner must know how long the body temperature has not been at 98.6 degrees. Because the rate of the body cooling is proportionate to temperature differences between the body and its surroundings, the answer is found by calculating exponential decay using logarithms.