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What was the highest reading on the Richter scale ever and what were the effects?
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∙ 11y ago
The Highest reading on the Richter scale has been a 9.7 magnitude in Chilli
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What is the highest earthquake reading?
The highest earthquake reading on the Richter scale is 9.5 when an earthquake struck Chilie
What is the average Richter scale reading for japan?
The average reading for the Richter scale is - 4.2
How much damage can get from a 6.3 on the Richter scale?
Concerning that the highest reading is 7, so a 6.3 Richter can cause very big damage
What is the highest measurement on the Richter scale?
There is no absolute top to the Richter scale, although the largest earthquake ever recorded by mankind was the Valdivia earthquake in Chile that was the equivalent of 9.5 on the Richter scale in 1960. While no earthquake any stronger has ever been recorded, the impact that caused the Chicxulub crater in the Yucatan Peninsula about 65 million years ago has been calculated to have been the equivalent of about 13.0 on the Richter scale.
What is the highest measurement you have to be to go on the highest measurement ride?
The Richter scale is the highest measurement
Place with the highest earthquake in Richter scale in 2010?
The place with the highest magnitude on the Richter scale took place in the Solomon Islands on January 3, 2010. Luckily, no fatalities were recorded.
What is the highest earthquake according to the Richtor Scale?
The highest earthquake on the Richter Scale was in Val diva, Chile the magnitude was 9.5 in 1960
What was the Richter scale reading when the earthquake hit Valdivia Chile?
It was recorded to be magnitude 9.5 on the Richter scale and if you wanted to know it was considered 'CATASTROPHIC' (XII) on the Mercalli scale which measures the intensity of the earthquake
What is the highest and lowest number on the Richter scale?
The lowest number on the Ritcher scale is a 1.0. A 1.0 is generally not felt at all. The highest number is a 10 on the Ritcher scale.
Which Place measured the highest earthquake in Richter scale in the year 2010?
Chile
The Richter scale describes the effects of an earthquake on people buildings and land at a given location.?
No. The scale you are describing is an intensity scale such as the modified Mercalli scale. The Richter scale is in fact a magnitude scale which describes the amount of energy released by an earthquake.
Does The Richter scale describes the effects of an earthquake on people buildings and land at a given location.?
No. The scale you are describing is an intensity scale such as the modified Mercalli scale. The Richter scale is in fact a magnitude scale which describes the amount of energy released by an earthquake.
