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Yes, With a really big ruler? No, not quite. There are two ways in which scientists quantify the size of earthquakes: magnitude and intensity.
Magnitude is a measure of the amount of energy released during an earthquake, and you've probably heard news reports about earthquake magnitudes measured using the Richter scale. Something like, "A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Japan today. Details at ten." Did you ever wonder why, if it's that important, they just don't tell you right away?
The Richter scale was invented, logically enough, in the 1930s by Dr. Charles Richter, a seismologist at the California Institute of Technology. It is a measure of the largest seismic wave recorded on a particular kind of seismograph located 100 kilometers (about 62 miles) from the epicenter of the earthquake.
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What is another variable besides damage that scientists measure to jugde the strength of an earthquake?
Measure the size of the earthquake.
What scale does PAGASA used to measure the intensity of an earthquake?
PAGASA used richter scale to measure the intensity of an earthquake
What are the measure of the strength of an earthquake is called?
The Richter magnitude scale is used to measure the strength of an earthquake.
What is recterscale?
A device used to measure the strength of an earthquake
Why is it important to have three seismographs when an earthquake occurs?
It is important because with the three siesmograpghs measure the epicenter of the earthquake.
What is used to measure the strength of a earthquake?
The Seismograph is used to measure the Magnitude of an earthquake.
What is earthquake magnitude and how is it measured?
magnitudea measure of the amount of the energy released by earthquake . earthquake is measure through Ricthter scale that measure the magnitude of seismic waves that it has
What is another variable besides damage that scientists measure to jugde the strength of an earthquake?
Measure the size of the earthquake.
What detects earthquake vibrations?
a Seismograph measure earthquake vibrations
What is an earthquake's magnitude a measure of?
An earthquake's magnitude is a measure of how strong it is
What scale does PAGASA used to measure the intensity of an earthquake?
PAGASA used richter scale to measure the intensity of an earthquake
Magnitude is an earthquake's what?
The magnitude of an earthquake is caluated to measure the amount of energy released during the earthquake.
What is magnitude and how is it measured?
magnitudea measure of the amount of the energy released by earthquake . earthquake is measure through Ricthter scale that measure the magnitude of seismic waves that it has
What are the advantages the moment magnitude scale to measure an earthquake?
to rate an earthquake
How is the strength of an earthquake measured?
You use a seismograph to measure the strength of an earthquake.
What are the measure of the strength of an earthquake is called?
The Richter magnitude scale is used to measure the strength of an earthquake.
What did the Samoa earthquake measure?
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