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Does The Richter scale describes the effects of an earthquake on people buildings and land at a given location.?
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No. The scale you are describing is an intensity scale such as the modified Mercalli scale. The Richter scale is in fact a magnitude scale which describes the amount of energy released by an earthquake.
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What is the difference in earthquake measurement by the Richter scale vs the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale?
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.
What was the Haiti earthquake's magnitude on the Richter scale?
The magnitude of the 2010 Haiti earthquake on the Richter scale was 7.0
What is the smallest earthquake ever recorded?
the smallest earthquake recorded on the Richter scale was 0.1
How serious would an earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale be?
7.8 would be described as 'major'. Damage to most or all buildings. Death toll could be considerable
Is A Richter and Moment Magnitude 8 earthquake twice as large as a Richter or Moment Magnitude 4 earthquake?
No, but it would be much stronger.
The Richter scale describes the effects of an earthquake on people buildings and land at a given location.?
No. The scale you are describing is an intensity scale such as the modified Mercalli scale. The Richter scale is in fact a magnitude scale which describes the amount of energy released by an earthquake.
What describes a Richter scale?
magnitude of an earthquake
What is the type of earthquake that does damage to roads and buildings?
Depends on how hard the earthquake's damage done on the Richter Scale
The Richter scale best describes what?
The Richter Scale best describes how much energy an earthquake releases also known as it's magnitude.
How powerful is an 8.25 Earthquake on the Richter Scale?
The February 2008 earthquake centered at Wells, Nevada was 6.3 on the Richter scale.
Why did people die in the 1999 izmit earthquake?
The earthquake measured 7,4 on the Richter scale, and kept going for 47 seconds. Resulting in many collapsed buildings.
In which location of 1994 earthquake that measured 6.7 on the Richter scale and killed 57 people?
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What is the difference in earthquake measurement by the Richter scale vs the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale?
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.
What are the other methods of mesuring earthquakes rather than the Richter scale?
Mercalli (which measures how many buildings are knocked down by the earthquake)
Why did Charles Richter invent the Richter scale?
Charles Richter made it so it can measure the size of an earthquake.
What was the number on the Richter scale for the earthquake in Virginia?
The 2011 earthquake was a 5.8 magnitude on the Richter scale.
How does a Richter magnitude 5 earthquake generate compared to a Richter magnitude 3 earthquake?
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