The Richter scale was created solely for the purpose of measuring earthquakes, not tsunamis.
There is no upper or lower limit on the Richter magnitude scale and as such there are an unlimited number of divisions! However in practical terms, the Richter scale is not suitable for measuring earthquakes with magnitudes greater than 6.9.
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.
Charles F. Richter did not have any children. He was a seismologist who co-developed the Richter magnitude scale for measuring earthquakes, but he did not have any kids.
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.
The tsunami that hit Japan hit many parts of it. So there are a lot of different measurements. Please be more specific.
In March there was an 8.9 magnitude earthquake accompanied by a destructive tsunami which caused a severed nuclear incident. There was a great loss of life and horrendous destruction.
depends if im with your mum that night
The Richter scale is used to rate earthquakes, not hurricanes. The earthquake that hit Haiti in 2010 was a 7.0. Haiti has been hit by many hurricanes. We would need to know which one in order to give the rating.
Many scientific measurements are done according to the Celsius scale.
On average, Japan experiences around 20% of the world's earthquakes of magnitude 6.0 or greater on the Richter scale, which can trigger tsunamis. However, actual tsunamis hitting the Japanese coast can vary from year to year depending on seismic activity. The Japan Meteorological Agency issues warnings whenever a tsunami is detected.
The Richter scale is logarithmic, so each whole number increase represents a tenfold increase in amplitude of the seismic waves and approximately 31.6 times more energy released. This means that each level on the Richter scale is approximately 10 times greater than the level before it.
It all depends on the earthquake intensity if earthquake is measured more than 10 or 12 on the richter scale then many cities and countries may dip into the ocean. if it is 8-9.5 or so then it will damage much life and property but cities and countries will not dip into the ocean