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The Richter scale is a logarithmic scale, and is open-ended. The largest earthquakes record just above 9 on this scale. Of course, there are even larger events. Such as the bolide that struck the Mexican peninsula about 65 million years ago.
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The ritcher scale measures?
The Ritcher Scale is used to measure earthquake strength.
What is the ritcher scale of Haiti Earthquake?
It was 7.2 according to my freinds :S
What's the biggest earthquake?
The biggest earthquake measured 9.5 on the ritcher scale.
Is 5.9 high on the ritcher earthquake scale?
5.9 is in the moderate category on the Ritcher scale doing at most slight damage to well-designed buildings and mostly damage to poorly constructed buildings over small regions. But the overall seismic energy is equivalent to 10.7 kilotons of TNT explosive force so it's not trivial. In comparison, this is over 4,000 times the energy equivalent of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing (5,000 pounds), but spread out over a much larger area.
What scale is described for damage in an earthquake?
Technically, you can't tell damage from the Richter Scale, because the Richter Scale rating of an earthquake stays the same no mater how far out you go from the epicenter. The scale that measures the damage of an earthquake (meaning the scale rating gets lower the further you go from the epicenter) is called the Mercalli Scale. The Mercalli Scale goes from II to XII (2 to 12) and the rating on the Mercalli Scale in which damage starts to occur is about 6. However, if you are going by the Richter Scale, damage at the epicenter would start at about 5.0
The ritcher scale measures?
The Ritcher Scale is used to measure earthquake strength.
What did Charles francis ritcher invent?
he invented the Ritcher magnitude scale
What scale do you use to determine in the magnitude of an earthquake?
Ritcher Scale
A ritcher scale is numbered from?
one to ten
What was the ritcher scale of japan tsunami 2011?
8.9
What is the ritcher scale of Haiti Earthquake?
It was 7.2 according to my freinds :S
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.
What is Charles Richter most famous for?
He was the first person who created the Ritcher scale
What's the biggest earthquake?
The biggest earthquake measured 9.5 on the ritcher scale.
What instrument measures density of an earthquake?
A seismograph records the intensity measured by the Ritcher Scale.
What is the birth name of Jim Ritcher?
Jim Ritcher's birth name is James Alexander Ritcher.
Why don't some earthquakes damage?
They might be in the middle of the ocean, causing no destruction. Or they could be very low on the Ritcher Scale.
