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:
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).
The Ritcher Scale is used to measure earthquake strength.
It was 7.2 according to my freinds :S
The biggest earthquake measured 9.5 on the ritcher scale.
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.
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 is used to measure earthquake strength.
he invented the Ritcher magnitude scale
Ritcher Scale
one to ten
8.9
It was 7.2 according to my freinds :S
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.
He was the first person who created the Ritcher scale
The biggest earthquake measured 9.5 on the ritcher scale.
A seismograph records the intensity measured by the Ritcher Scale.
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.
Jim Ritcher's birth name is James Alexander Ritcher.