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Developed in 1935 by Charles Richter in partnership with Beno Gutenberg
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Who made up the Richter Scale?
Charles Richter
Was the Richter scale made on purpose?
yes the Richter scale was made on purpose it was made because Charles Richter needed a way to find out how strong or weak a earthquake is at the time in which that is what it did.
What is the accomplishment done by Charles Richter?
A accomplishment don by Charles Richter is the Richter scale made to know when an earthquake is coming.
Do you measure earthquakes with Richter scale or the Mercalli scale?
The Richter scale
How do you use Richter Scale in a sentence?
My rebuilt engine is about 7.5 on the Richter scale! Yesterday's earthquake read 3.2 on the Richter scale. The Richter scale was developed in the 1930s.
Why did Charles Richter invent the Richter scale?
Charles Richter made it so it can measure the size of an earthquake.
Why is the R in Richter scale capitalized?
Because it's Charles Richter's last name... He made the Richter Scale... The Richter Scale can only go up to a 9.9999999(continuous 9)... In Japan in March 2011 the earthquake was a 9.1... It was the 3rd largest earthquake on record
What Richter scale has the biggest damage made?
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What was the first magnitude scale used by scientists?
Richter scale
Is there a scale for the severity of the tsunami?
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. -I hope I helped 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.
What is a numerical scale used to express the strength of an earthquake?
Richter scale
What scale is currently used to express the magnitude of an earthquake?
Richter scale
