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A magnitude 8 earthquake can release as much energy as 6 million tns of TNT. It can cause severe damage to structures and can very fatal.
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How much larger is the wave amplitude of an 8.0 earthquake than a 6.0 earthquake?
The amplitude of a magnitude 8 earthquake is 100 times larger than a magnitude 6 earthquake.
How strong is a magnitude 8 earthquake compared to a 7?
The amplitude (height) of the seismic waves in a magnitude 8 earthquake will be ten times larger than in a magnitude 7 quake. This equates to approximately 31 times more energy.
What do you mean by the magnitude of a quake?
The magnitude of an earthquake is a measure of how intense it was, measured on what is called the Richter scale, Most people will not notice an earthquake of 3 on the scale, most will notice 4 easily, but no damage is done. A measure of 6 on the Richter scale will break a lot of windows and crockery, and crack some building foundations. 7 on the scale will do considerable damage - some buildings will collapse outright, highway overpasses may come down. 8 on the Richter scale will be widespread, devastating damage.
Earthquake intensity is charted on a Richter scale on a scale of 1 to?
The "Richter scale" (properly: local magnitude scale) is only accurate up to about magnitude 6 and tends to underestimate anything higher than that. The related surface magnitude scale saturates at about magnitude 8.The USGS now uses the moment magnitude scale for medium to large quakes (anything above magnitude 3.5 or so; it doesn't scale well below that). It has no theoretical upper limit, but the largest scientifically documented earthquake so far had a moment magnitude of about 9.5.
What scale is used to describe the amount of damage an earthquake causes?
The Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) Scale rates earthquakes acxcording to how much damage they cause at a particular place and the measured ground accelarattions as recorded by a seismomter. In Europe the Macroseismic sclae is used which is similar in concept to the MMI scale.
What earthquake magnitude will cause sever damage?
Above 8-9 magnitude can cause severe earthquake....
How much stronger is a magnitude 8 earthquake than a magnitude 6?
A magnitude 8 earthquake is 100 times stronger than a magnitude 6 quake.
Did Santa Barbara have an earthquake?
Yes, on June 29 1925, a 6.3 magnitude earthquake killed 13 people in Santa Barbara and caused $8 million worth of damage.
How much larger is the wave amplitude of an 8.0 earthquake than a 6.0 earthquake?
The amplitude of a magnitude 8 earthquake is 100 times larger than a magnitude 6 earthquake.
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.
How many more times energy does an earthquake with a Richter magnitude 8 release than an earthquake with a Richter magnitude of 6?
about a 1000
How many earthquakes over magnitude 8 were recorded in 1909?
This is not a record of a Magnitude 8 or Greater Earthquake during the year
How many earthquakes over magnitude 8 were recorded in 1910?
This is not a record of a Magnitude 8 or Greater Earthquake during the year
How many earthquakes over magnitude 8 were recorded in 1912?
This is not a record of a Magnitude 8 or Greater Earthquake during the year
How many earthquakes over magnitude 8 were recorded in 1913?
This is not a record of a Magnitude 8 or Greater Earthquake during the year
How many earthquakes over magnitude 8 were recorded in 1916?
This is not a record of a Magnitude 8 or Greater Earthquake during the year
How many earthquakes over magnitude 8 were recorded in 1921?
This is not a record of a Magnitude 8 or Greater Earthquake during the year
