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What can the Richter scale tell us when it is used to compare earthquackes?
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∙ 6y ago
A richter's scale shows the intensity of an earth quake on a scale from 0-10. The greater the number, the more the intensity of the earth quake which leads to more destruction of life and property
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 14y agothe Richter scale is used to compare earthquakes by the Richter scale measures the strength of the earthquake and then by comparing she/he tells if its bigger , smaller or equal.
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∙ 13y agoma.claudine d. maestrecampo
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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
How big was the biggest earthquake?
Not all earthquakes that ever happened have been recorded. We've only recorded them for a little over a century, I believe. So you can't tell for certain. But the biggest earthquake on record is the Valdivia earthquake, from 1960. It measured 9.5 on the Richter scale. (a scale ranging from 1-10)The highest magnitude earthquake occurred in Chile in 1960 with a scale of 9.5.
Which scale would be used to tell how much an earthquake damage was done to homes and other buildings?
They could use the information from the seismic wave scale
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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
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.
What does the Richter scale tell you about an earthquake?
The Richter scale provides a measure of the magnitude or energy released by an earthquake. It quantifies the amplitude (size) of seismic waves generated by the earthquake, which correlates with the earthquake's strength. The scale is logarithmic, meaning that each whole number increase on the scale represents a tenfold increase in the amplitude of shaking and approximately 31.6 times more energy release.
Which magnitude scale is more closely related to the cause of an earthquake than to th e effect?
The moment magnitude scale because it tell how much energy comes from the focus which is where the earthquake starts. The Richter scale just tells how much damage an earthquake does around the epicenter.
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What is the maximum value on the Richter scale?
Up to about 7. It's not very good at distinguishing between earthquakes stronger than that, which is one reason the actual Richter scale is no longer used (having been replaced in the 1970s or so). The moment magnitude scale that seismologists use now is sometimes miscalled the Richter scale, though it's different (and is much better at distinguishing between large quakes). As far as I know it doesn't have a theoretical upper limit, though the largest earthquake ever measured had a moment magnitude of 9.5.
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How big was the earthquake?
Not all earthquakes that ever happened have been recorded. We've only recorded them for a little over a century, I believe. So you can't tell for certain. But the biggest earthquake on record is the Valdivia earthquake, from 1960. It measured 9.5 on the Richter scale. (a scale ranging from 1-10)The highest magnitude earthquake occurred in Chile in 1960 with a scale of 9.5.
How big was the biggest earthquake?
Not all earthquakes that ever happened have been recorded. We've only recorded them for a little over a century, I believe. So you can't tell for certain. But the biggest earthquake on record is the Valdivia earthquake, from 1960. It measured 9.5 on the Richter scale. (a scale ranging from 1-10)The highest magnitude earthquake occurred in Chile in 1960 with a scale of 9.5.
How big is a major earthquake?
The most common scale for measuring earthquakes is called the Richter scale, which uses machines called seismographs to measure the energy released from the quake. The scale runs from about a 1 to about a ten, although we have never had a quake measuring a ten. The strongest in recorded history was a 9.5 in Chili in 1960. Quakes under magnitude 3 are considered microquakes and are not even felt by humans. Quakes of magnitude 7 or above are considered major quakes. The Richter scale, however does not tell the whole story. The "size" of an earthquake, the amount of damage done, is dependant on the ground structure and the man-made structures at the surface.
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What is the Richter?
It's a system for measuring earthquake intensity. There have been a couple of different Richter scales, which are more properly designated ML and MS. They use slightly different methods to determine how powerful a given earthquake is. One problem with both of them is that for large earthquakes they "top out" (ML at about 6.5, and MS at around 8), meaning that it's all but impossible to compare quakes above that point numerically. The most widely used measurement for large quakes is now the moment magnitude scale MW. For smaller quakes (3.5 or less), ML is still commonly used. Most laypeople still use the term "Richter scale" no matter which of the methods is being used, so it's nearly impossible to tell what is actually meant. Fortunately, over the ranges where the scales are all effective, the numerical values are at least roughly comparable, and unless you're a scientist the technical details probably don't matter all that much to you.
