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That is impossible as the Richter scale is for measuring earthquakes.

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The Richter Scale measures earthquake intensity, not tornado intensity

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On the Richter scale how big was the biggest tornado?

The Richter scale is for earthquakes, not tornadoes. Tornadoes are rated on the Enhanced Fujita scale. The largest tornado ever recorded was the 2.6 mile wide monster that hit near El Reno, Oklahoma in 2013. However, size does not necessarily correspond to a tornado's rating. Ratings are based on the severity of the damage a tornado inflicts. The El Reno tornado was officially rated EF3 but there are some indicators that it may have reached EF5 intensity, the highest rating possible.


Would you use a Richter scale to measure a tornado?

No. The Richter scale (since replaced by the Moment Magnitude scale) was used to measure earthquake intensity. The Fujita scale (now the Enhanced Fujita scale in the U.S.) is used to rate tornadoes.


Do you measure earthquakes with Richter scale or the Mercalli scale?

The Richter scale


How do you use Richter Scale in a sentence?

My rebuilt engine is about 7.5 on the Richter scale! Yesterday's earthquake read 3.2 on the Richter scale. The Richter scale was developed in the 1930s.


What was the first magnitude scale used by scientists?

Richter scale


What scale is currently used to express the magnitude of an earthquake?

Richter scale


What is a numerical scale used to express the strength of an earthquake?

Richter scale


What is used to determine placement on the Richter scale?

The Richter scale uses Arabic numerals.


What is the Richter scale of the earthquake in Haiti?

It reached 7.0 on the richter scale


The Pompeii earthquake on the Richter scale?

4-5 on the Richter scale.


Have tsunamis scale of Richter?

No. The Richter Scale rates the intensity of earthquakes. There is not intensity scale for tsunamis.


What is the Richter scales limit?

The scale of Richter scale is 10. It calculates the earthquake on a scale of 10.