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The Richter scale is the Longarithmic scale used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake. The scale jumps in intervals of 10X each integer increase... i.e:
- 2 on the scale is 10X greater than 1
- 3 on the scale is 100X greater than 1, and 10X greater than 2
- I think the general formula is 10n-1 'n' being the number on the Richter scale, the value of the formula being the value of the number relative to 1 on the Richter scale. Using the formula, you would get 5 to be 104 meaning 10,000 times greater than 1.
The Richter scale is a quantitative scale, which measures according to recorded values as opposed to the Mercalli Scale which measures according to what you can see the earthquake has done (i.e. in terms of damage done).
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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.
How far does the ritcher scale go to?
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.
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.
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 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 is the birth name of Jim Ritcher?
Jim Ritcher's birth name is James Alexander Ritcher.
