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The Richter scale is used to rate the magnitude of an earthquake -- the amount of energy it released. This is calculated using information gathered by a seismograph. The Richter Scale is logarithmic, meaning that whole-number jumps indicate a tenfold increase.In this case, the increase is in wave amplitude. That is, the wave amplitude in a level 6 earthquake is 10 times greater than in a level 5 earthquake, and the amplitude increases 100 times between a level 7 earthquake and a level 9 earthquake. The amount of energy released increases 31.7 times between whole number values.
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∙ 14y agoIt is based on logarithmic scale.
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What rating system was developed by Charles Richter in 1935?
The Richter Scale, which reads the movement and level (magnitude) of an earthquake.
What is the rating on the Richter scale of the hurricane in Haiti?
The Richter scale is used to rate earthquakes, not hurricanes. The earthquake that hit Haiti in 2010 was a 7.0. Haiti has been hit by many hurricanes. We would need to know which one in order to give the rating.
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.
What was the first magnitude scale used by scientists?
Richter scale
What is the severity scale for earthquakes?
The severity of earthquakes is typically measured using the Richter scale or the moment magnitude scale. The Richter scale measures the amplitude of seismic waves and assigns a numerical value, while the moment magnitude scale measures the total energy released by an earthquake. Both scales are logarithmic, meaning that each whole number increase in value represents a tenfold increase in the amplitude or energy release.
What is a numerical scale used to express the strength of an earthquake?
Richter scale
What is a numerical scale used to express the strenghth of an earthquake?
A Richter scale
The Richter scale is based on measurements of?
The Richter scale is based on measurements of *Amplitude*. (^_^)
The scale that measures earthquake on a rating I-xIII is the?
It is the Richter Magnitude Scale.
What was the rating of the 2011 earthquake?
8.9 on the Richter scale.
What is the numerical scale used to express the strength of an earthquake?
The Richter scale is used to measure the strength of earthquakes.
What is the moment magnitude scale based on?
The Richter scale
What rating system was developed by Charles Richter in 1935?
The Richter Scale, which reads the movement and level (magnitude) of an earthquake.
What scale is described for damage in an earthquake?
Technically, you can't tell damage from the Richter Scale, because the Richter Scale rating of an earthquake stays the same no mater how far out you go from the epicenter. The scale that measures the damage of an earthquake (meaning the scale rating gets lower the further you go from the epicenter) is called the Mercalli Scale. The Mercalli Scale goes from II to XII (2 to 12) and the rating on the Mercalli Scale in which damage starts to occur is about 6. However, if you are going by the Richter Scale, damage at the epicenter would start at about 5.0
What was the rating of the earthquake that started the tsunami in japan?
8.9 on the Richter scale
What is the rating scale of volcanoes?
The Richter scale which was invented in the 1930s by Dr. Charles Richter, a seismologist at the California Institute of Technology.
What scale based on the height of the lines traced by a seismograph?
Richter Scale .
