The scale for a Tsunami is a Richter scale. The Richter Scale is a scale that measures earthquakes, and Tsunamis are normally made by earthquakes. But be careful, because Tsunamis are normally formed by 6.5's or greater on the Richter Scale.
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Actually, the Richter Scale is invalid, and we do not use it any more. The scale we use today is the MMS, or Moment Magnitude Scale.
In the MMS, every point up the scale (Which goes from 1-10), multiplies it's magnitude by 30.
The Richter Scale...It is used to measure the magnitude of a tsunami..
yes it's the same as the earthquake scale the Richter scale
Tsunamis are not measured on the Richter scale, but the earthquakes that usually cause them can be.
No. Currently there is no scale for tsunami severity.
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A big quake on the ricter scale should be more than 8.2 to trigger a tsunami.
The Richter scale, was measured to be 9.3, but that was the earthquake that caused the tsunami.
A lisbon tsunami is about 8.5-9.0 on the moment magnitude scale.
The Tsunami (and most Tsunamis) are caused by earthquakes that take place deep under the seabed. The greater the severity of the earthquake, the larger, and more devastating, a Tsunami will be.
It doesn't. The Fujita scale classifies tornadoes based on the severity of the damage they cause.
the Richter scale
A big quake on the ricter scale should be more than 8.2 to trigger a tsunami.
The Richter scale, was measured to be 9.3, but that was the earthquake that caused the tsunami.
and earhtquake scoring 8.9 on the rictor scale triggered the tsunami
A lisbon tsunami is about 8.5-9.0 on the moment magnitude scale.
Bear in mind that it is not just the Richter scale measurement which determines the severity of a tsunami which results from an earthquake; the location of the earthquake is also relevant. And inland earthquake does not produce the same tsunami as an underwater earthquake. That said, 8.3 is an extremely powerful earthquake which could produce a tsunami that would travel for thousands of miles and cause immense dammage over a very wide area.
The Tsunami (and most Tsunamis) are caused by earthquakes that take place deep under the seabed. The greater the severity of the earthquake, the larger, and more devastating, a Tsunami will be.
8.9
The Enhanced Fujita scale (formerly the Fujita scale), ranging from EF0 to EF5.
Depending of the scale of the tsunami, yes easily.
Damage severity
The Richter scale is a measure of the intensity of earthquakes. It does not indicate how large a tsunami will be.