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The highest intensity rating is 12 on the Modified Mercalli scale.
There is no upper limit for magnitude scales (such as the Moment and Richter magnitude scales) although in practical terms no earthquake larger than magnitude 9.5 has ever been recorded by humans.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe highest magnitude earthquake ever recorded was measured at 9.5 on the moment magnitude scale and occured on the west coast of Chile on the 22nd of May 1960.
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∙ 9y agoEarthquakes are measured using the "Richter scale"
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∙ 12y ago9.5 in Chile on may22 1960
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∙ 10y agoin christ church the highest was 6.7
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What does the moment magnitude scale measure?
the moment magnitude scale rates an earthquake by estimating the total energy released during an earthquake
Which scale provides intensity maps of earthquake damage?
The seismic scale that measures the intensity of earthquake damage is called the Mercalli intensity scale. This scale measures the effect an earthquake has on people and surroundings.
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 was the number on the Richter scale for the earthquake in Virginia?
The 2011 earthquake was a 5.8 magnitude on the Richter scale.
A Richter scale measures the 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.
Which earthquake scale rates the magnitude of the earthquake?
The Richter Scale
What is the name of the scale that rates earthquake damage at a particular location?
Rictor Scale
What does the moment magnitude scale measure?
the moment magnitude scale rates an earthquake by estimating the total energy released during an earthquake
What natural phenomena are measured by the'richer scale'?
the Richter scale is used to measure the power, strength of an earthquake
What was the mercalli scale for the Kobe earthquake?
The Richter scale pf the Kobe earthquake is 7.2, and it corresponds to 11 on the Mercalli scale, as it measures the destruction of the earthquake.
Which scale provides intensity maps of earthquake damage?
The seismic scale that measures the intensity of earthquake damage is called the Mercalli intensity scale. This scale measures the effect an earthquake has on people and surroundings.
Is a 6.3 earthquake twice as big as a 6.2 earthquake?
The Richter and Moment Magnitude scale are both logarithmic scales so that a scale 1 earthquake would be 10 times weaker than a scale 2 earthquake and 100 times weaker than a scale 3 earthquake, so mathmatically I would say that it increases by a tenth of a scale 7 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.
Which scale is earthquake measured on?
the Richter scale
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.
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.
What Richter scale was the haiti earthquake?
The Haiti earthquake was measued at a magnitude of seven on the ricter scale.
