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Why is the Richter scale called this?
Charles F. Richter and German-born seismologist Beno Gutenberg, developed the scale that bears his name the Richter scale. and measures the magnitude of earthquakes.
Who did Charles F. Richter work with to create the Richter scale?
He worked with Beno Gutenberg, a seismologist at the California Institute of Technology to create the Richter scale. Please see the related links.
Which earthquake scale gives the best of the energy released during an earthquake?
Invented in 1935 by Charles F. Richter, the Richter Scale measures the magnitude of earthquakes.
Why is a Richter scale called the Richter scale?
The Richter Magnitude Scale is a system used to measure the quantity of energy released during an earthquake. It measures the earthquakes magnitude- energy released. It was Developed in 1935 by Charles F Richter of the California Institute of Technology. As his creation, it was named after him. And that's how it got the name 'Richter Scale'. Hope that helped. yea
What does it mean that one earthquake is a 6 and another is a 7?
Those numbers are orders of magnitude on the Richter scale. The Richter magnitude scale was developed in 1935 by Charles F. Richter of the California Institute of Technology as a mathematical device to compare the size of earthquakes.
What does the ritcher scale tell you about an earthquakes?
The Richter scale developed by Charles F. Richter in 1935 is used to rate the magnitude of an earthquake. It tells us roughly (probably very roughly) the amount of energy that has been released by the earthquake.
When was the Richter scale discovered?
The Richter scale for indicating the amount of seismic energy in an earthquake was developed by Charles Richter in collaboration with Beno Gutenberg in 1935 at the California Institute of Technology.
Who were Charles f Richter's parents?
Fred W. Kinsinger and Lillian Anna Richter
A factor of measuring the intensity of an earthquake?
The magnitude of most earthquakes is measured on the Richter scale, invented by Charles F. Richter in 1934. The Richter magnitude is calculated from the amplitude of the largest seismic wave recorded for the earthquake, no matter what type of wave was the strongest.
Did Charles F Richter have children?
yes and grandchildren and great grandchildren
How do scientists measures earthquakes?
Scientists normally use something called the Richter scale to measure earthquakes. They measure in maginitude. 1 on the Richter scale would be small vibrations through the earthquake zone where as 10 would be total destruction. Hope that's helped!
What scale is used to describe the amount of damage an earthquake causes?
The Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) Scale rates earthquakes acxcording to how much damage they cause at a particular place and the measured ground accelarattions as recorded by a seismomter. In Europe the Macroseismic sclae is used which is similar in concept to the MMI scale.
