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Bushfires are actually measured by the number and cost of insurance claims, and the death toll. They are not measured like earthquakes, on the Richter or Modified Mercalli scale, or like cyclones are measured as Category 1-5.
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Is a saffir-simpson scale used to measure the strength and the magnitude of an earthquke?
No. The Saffir-Simpson scale is used to rate hurricane strength. Earthquakes are measure on the Moment Magnitude scale (formerly the Richter scale).
What are the measure of the strength of an earthquake is called?
The Richter magnitude scale is used to measure the strength of an earthquake.
What scale did Charles Richter use to measure strength?
Earthquake
What is the Richter scale table?
the unit of measure used to categorize the strength of an earthquake.
Who is Charles Francis Richter?
Richter developed his scale to measure the strength of earthquakes in 1935.
What scale is used to describe the strength of an earthquakes?
The scale used to measure the strength of an earthquake is called 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 scale measure earthquakes strength?
magnitude
What type of scale is used to measure the strength of a tsunami?
the Richter scale
Used to measure the strength of earthquakes?
a Richter scale
Is a saffir-simpson scale used to measure the strength and the magnitude of an earthquke?
No. The Saffir-Simpson scale is used to rate hurricane strength. Earthquakes are measure on the Moment Magnitude scale (formerly the Richter scale).
The ritcher scale measures?
The Ritcher Scale is used to measure earthquake strength.
What scale measure tornado strength?
The fujita scale. Ranging from F0-F5
What can you use to measure wind strength?
The Beaufort scale
What is used to measure earthquake strength?
richter scale
How is a tornado's strength measured?
by scale called the fujita scale or (enhanced fujita scale) to measure intensity or strength of a tornado based on the severity of damage.
Saffir-Simpson Scale is used to measure the strength of which type of storm?
Hurricane strength.
