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What is the direct measure of the distance from a seismic receiving station to the focus of a distant earthquake?
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The magnitude of an earthquake, usually expressed by the Richter Scale, is a measure of the amplitude of the seismic waves. The intensity, as expressed by the Modified Mercalli Scale, is a subjective measure that describes how strong a shock was felt at a particular location.
Earthquakes of large magnitude do not necessarily cause the most intense surface effects. An area underlain by unstable ground (sand, clay, or other unconsolidated materials), for example, is likely to experience much more noticeable effects than an area equally distant from an earthquake's epicenter but underlain by firm ground such as granite.
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The closer the star, the greater the parallax angle, which is why you can't measure the distance to very distant stars using the parallax method.
What tools do seismologists use?
Seisometers are used to measure how much the ground moves, but the only real way to detect them is to look at previous records as to how long it has been since an earthquake; if it a long time, an earthquake could happen soon.
What is another variable besides damage that scientists measure to jugde the strength of an earthquake?
Measure the size of the earthquake.
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PAGASA used richter scale to measure the intensity of an earthquake
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No, if you can measure no parallax, the star is far away - further than a certain distance.
Which measure of an earthquake is independent of a distance from the focus?
Richter Scale
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Both the speed and the distance of distant galaxies must be measured accurately.
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How does parallax shift varies with distance?
The closer the star, the greater the parallax angle, which is why you can't measure the distance to very distant stars using the parallax method.
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What is used to measure the strength of a earthquake?
The Seismograph is used to measure the Magnitude of an earthquake.
What tools do seismologists use?
Seisometers are used to measure how much the ground moves, but the only real way to detect them is to look at previous records as to how long it has been since an earthquake; if it a long time, an earthquake could happen soon.
What is earthquake magnitude and how is it measured?
magnitudea measure of the amount of the energy released by earthquake . earthquake is measure through Ricthter scale that measure the magnitude of seismic waves that it has
How is magnitude measure using Richter scale?
The Richter scale assigns a magnitude number to an earthquake based on the maximum amplitude of the seismic waves as recorded on a seismometer and the distance of the seismometer station from the epicentre of the earthquake.
How do astronomers measure the distance to nearby stars?
Astronomers use a method called parallax to measure the distance to nearby stars. Astronomers can measure parallax by measuring the position of a nearby star with respect to the distant stars behind it. Then, they measure the same stars again six months later when the Earth is on the opposite side of its orbit.
What is another variable besides damage that scientists measure to jugde the strength of an earthquake?
Measure the size of the earthquake.
What detects earthquake vibrations?
a Seismograph measure earthquake vibrations
