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The Richter scale measures the magnitude of an earthquake which is another way of describing the energy released in the earthquake.
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Does the Richter scale measure how deep an earthquake is?
No. The Richter's scale measures the magnitude or intensity of an earthquake on a scale up to ten.
What magnitude scale measures ground motion?
The Richter Scale is what measures the ground motion from an earthquake.
How is call an earthquake that measures 7 on the scale?
7.0 on the Richter scale. ( not sure if I spelled it right.)
What was the number on the Richter scale for the earthquake in Virginia?
The 2011 earthquake was a 5.8 magnitude on the Richter scale.
The Richter scale is a system that measures the amount of energy released at the focus of an earthquake true or false?
true
How does the Richter scale differ from the Marcalli intensity scale?
Richter scale measures magnitude of an earthquake, while Marcalli scale measures the strength of an earthquake.
Does the Richter scale measure how deep an earthquake is?
No. The Richter's scale measures the magnitude or intensity of an earthquake on a scale up to ten.
What it measured on the Richter scale?
Richter scale measures the magnitude of earthquakes.
Which scale measures an earthquake's strength?
Richter
What does a Richter scale measures what of earthquake?
intensity
What is the seismometer and a Richter scale?
The seismometer measures how bad and earthquake is and a Richter Scale measures hoe bad a hurricane is.
The Richter scale measurements what of an earthquake?
The Richter scale measures the magnitude of an earthquake which is another way of describing the energy released in the earthquake.
What is a tornado on the Richter scale?
That is impossible as the Richter scale is for measuring earthquakes.
The scale that measures earthquake on a rating I-xIII is the?
It is the Richter Magnitude Scale.
What magnitude scale measures ground motion?
The Richter Scale is what measures the ground motion from an earthquake.
What is measured by Richter scale?
A Richter scale measures the movement of the earths surface which happens during an earthquake.
What do you use to measure the power of an earthquake?
A Richter scale measures the power of a earthquake
