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An earthquake measuring 7 on the ritcher scale releases about how many times more energy than an earthquake with a magnitude of 6?
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∙ 13y ago
10 times greater since the Ritcher scale is logarithmic. An earthquake measuring 9 releases one thousand times more energy than a 6, 100 times more than a 7 and 10 times more than a 8. Logarithmic scales are scary.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoThis table shows that a magnitude 7.2 earthquake produces 10 times more ground motion than a magnitude 6.2 earthquake, but it releases about 32 times more energy.
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∙ 15y agoA 7.0 releases 32 times more energy than a 6.0
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∙ 12y agoIt releases 32 times more energy and has seismic waves with a 10 times larger amplitude.
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∙ 12y agoMagnitude of EQ 7 is 10 times greater than the magnitude of EQ 6.
Energy of EQ 7 is 101.5 times(31.623times) that of EQ 6.
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∙ 12y agoeach time a earthquake +1 on the rector scale it's 10 times more powerful so 7.5 is 10 times more powerful then 6.5
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∙ 12y ago32 times more energy.
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∙ 15y agoA 7.2 releases 32x the energy of a 6.2.
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What is an earthquake measuring between 7.0 and 7.0 on the Richter scale?
a earthquake that measures 7.0 to 7.9 on a ritcher scale is called an sichuan earthquake
5 How do scientists know the exact spot where an earthquake begins?
scientists know the exact spot where an earthquake begins because they use a ritcher scale
How do geologists measure earthquakes?
The amplitude of the waves created by the earthquake that move thru the earth are measured by a seismometer which creates a seismograph which is produced as a lot of up and down lines. The larger the lines up and down, the more powerful the earthquake. It uses a logarithmic scale called the Richter Scale to measure strength up to 10 ... so a 3 is 10x more powerful than a 2 and so on.
What is the highest and lowest number on the Richter scale?
The lowest number on the Ritcher scale is a 1.0. A 1.0 is generally not felt at all. The highest number is a 10 on the Ritcher scale.
What scale do you use to determine in the magnitude of an earthquake?
Ritcher Scale
What is the longest earthquake recorded?
It was the Great Alaskan Earthquake in 1964.It lasted 4 whole minutes.The magnitude of it was 9.3 on the ritcher scale.
What is an earthquake measuring between 7.0 and 7.0 on the Richter scale?
a earthquake that measures 7.0 to 7.9 on a ritcher scale is called an sichuan earthquake
How much of an increase in wave amplitude is seen from an earthquake measuring 5.4 on the ritcher compared to one measuring 4.4?
10 times
What did Charles francis ritcher invent?
he invented the Ritcher magnitude scale
The ritcher scale measures?
The Ritcher Scale is used to measure earthquake strength.
What two things are needed to determine the Ritcher Magnitude?
magnitude and richter
What are all of the scales for measuring earthquakes?
Moment Magnitude, Ritcher Scale and Mercili Scale.
What's the biggest earthquake?
The biggest earthquake measured 9.5 on the ritcher scale.
What does the ritcher scale tell you about an earthquakes?
The Richter scale developed by Charles F. Richter in 1935 is used to rate the magnitude of an earthquake. It tells us roughly (probably very roughly) the amount of energy that has been released by the earthquake.
What are the different effects between a small earthquake and a large earthquake?
Well a small Earthquake doesn't do as much damage as a large Earthquake. There are about 8 000 earthquakes per day except you cant really fell them! There magnitude on the Ritcher scale is 2,0 and less. But the large ones cause sometimes buildings to fall and bridges... And maybe even a TSUNAMI!!! The large ones on the Ritcher scale is 9,0 and up!!! They also kill lots of people!
What is the ritcher scale of Haiti Earthquake?
It was 7.2 according to my freinds :S
