Earthquakes do not cause volcanoes. However, magma moving to the surface rapidly can produce tremors. Volcanoes can cause earthquakes, but not vise-versa.
The Richter scale which was invented in the 1930s by Dr. Charles Richter, a seismologist at the California Institute of Technology.
It reached 7.0 on the richter scale
Concerning that the highest reading is 7, so a 6.3 Richter can cause very big damage
The Richter scale does not know anything. The Richter scale is a measurement of the magnitude of an earthquake. The numbers of the scale represent a quantifiable measurement or range of the strength.
A Richter scale judges the severity of an earthquake so the higher a quake is on the Richter scale, the worse it is and the worse the damage will be
The Richter scale is applied to earthquakes, not volcanoes. The 1985 eruption was a VEI 3 on the Volcanic Explosivity Index.
It has no power on the Richter scale. Mount Rainier is a volcano, not an earthquake. The Richter scale is used to rate earthquakes, not volcanoes or volcanic eruptions.
It did not have a Richter scale rating. The Richter scale is used to rate earthquakes, not volcanic eruptions. Volcanic eruptions are rated on the Volcanic Explosivity Index. The 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo was a VEI 6, described as a colossal eruption.
57 people were listed as being killed as a direct result of the eruption of Mt St Helens, 18 May, 1980. This was the worst eruption of a volcano in the USA. It was measured as only 5.1 on the Richter scale. The tsunami wave in Japan in 2011 was produced by a 9.0 Richter scale reading. It left almost 16,000 people dead.
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The Richter scale which was invented in the 1930s by Dr. Charles Richter, a seismologist at the California Institute of Technology.
Nothing. The Richter scale is used to measure the intensity of earthquakes, not volcanic eruptions. The eruption of Krakatoa in 1883 was a VEI 6 in the volcanic explosivity index.
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The Richter scale measures earthquakes, not volcanic eruptions. Eruptions are rated on the Volcanic Explosive Index. On this scale, the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo was a VEI 6.
Volcanic eruptions don't go by the Richter Scale.. perhaps you are thinking of the VEI (Volcanic Explosivity Index) Scale? If so, the VEI of Mt. Lamington was a level 5.
The Richter scale has no theoretical upper or lower limit, in practical terms however the lowest level is dependent on the sensitivity of modern seismometers. As their sensitivity increases the minimum possible Richter magnitude will decrease. The maximum practical earthquake magnitude that the Richter scale can detect is a magnitude 8.0 event.
No. The Richter scale is a way for scientists to describe how much energy was released by an earthquake (this is known as the earthquakes magnitude).