No, it is the other way round - higher numbers indicate a stronger earthquake. The factor 10 is correct, though.
100 times stronger. It is a logarithmic scale: every point on the Richter scale indicates an increase by a factor of 10.
100 times stronger. It is a logarithmic scale: every point on the Richter Scale indicates an increase by a factor of 10.
100 times stronger. It is a logarithmic scale: every point on the Richter Scale indicates an increase by a factor of 10.
100 times stronger. It is a logarithmic scale: every point on the Richter Scale indicates an increase by a factor of 10.
If an earthquake measured a seven on the Richter scale it would be 1,000,000 more powerful than one that measured one on the scale, whence one that was six would be 1,000,000 times more powerful.
The Richter scale is a mathematical scale developed by the seismologist Charles Richter as a way of comparing the magnitude (amount of energy released) of differing earthquakes.
An earthquake of magnitude 3 will have seismic waves with a maximum amplitude 10 times greater than those of a magnitude 2 earthquake. This equates to approximately 32 time more energy.
You have it reversed; a 3 is ten times stronger than a 2.
No. It is the other way around. A magitude 3 is 10 times stronger than a magnitude 2.
No, it is the other way round - higher numbers indicate a stronger earthquake. The factor 10 is correct, though.
100 times stronger. It is a logarithmic scale: every point on the Richter Scale indicates an increase by a factor of 10.
An earthquake measuring four .
4
a earthquake that measures 7.0 to 7.9 on a ritcher scale is called an sichuan earthquake
An earthquake that was rated 3 on the Richter scale would beignored
Richter scale measures the magnitude of earthquakes.
Ten times
The Richter scale is not a linear scale. This means that an earthquake of magnitude 6 does not have twice as destructive power as the earthquake of magnitude 3. Actually, an earthquake with magnitude 5 is ten times more destructive than an earthquake of magnitude 4. The Richter scale is a logarithmic scale.
The Richter Scale
That is impossible as the Richter scale is for measuring earthquakes.
The richter scale!
a earthquake that measures 7.0 to 7.9 on a ritcher scale is called an sichuan earthquake
the Mercalli Scale, the Richter Scale, and the Moment Magnitude Scale
The strength of an earthquake is measured on the Richter scale. The Richter scale is logarithmic, meaning that if the earthquake's strength increases by 1 on the Richter scale, it is 10 times more powerful, e.g. an earthquake measuring 5.0 is 10x more powerful than an earthquake measuring 4.0. The strength of an earthquake is measured using a seismograph which measures the vibrations in the ground.
not very often
The 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake measuring 9.3 on the Richter scale. The strongest was in Japan measuring 9.5
The most commonly referred to scale by the press and the public is the Richter scale for measuring earthquake magnitude. However this was actually replaced in the 1970s by the Moment Magnitude scale which is the magnitude scale favoured and in use by seismologists.
The Richter scale determines earthquake magnitude by measuring how much the ground moves, and the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale determines earthquake intensity based on damage to buildings and effects on humans.
Japan dah
The 2011 earthquake was a 5.8 magnitude on the Richter scale.