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There are a number of earthquake magnitude scales, including the moment magnitude scale (the scale currently favoured by seismologists), the Richter or local magnitude scale and the surface wave magnitude scale.
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∙ 10y agoThe Richter scale is the most familiar name, but since 1979 most earthquakes are listed by the Moment Magnitude. For most earthquakes, the two scales give similar measurements, but the Richter Scale tops out at about 7, so the Moment Magnitude is more useful for large earthquakes.
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∙ 14y agoThere are a number of earthquake magnitude scales, including the moment magnitude scale (the scale currently favoured by seismologists), the Richter or local magnitude scale and the surface wave magnitude scale.
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∙ 13y agoThe Richter Scale
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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.
What is the name of the earthquake magnitude scale?
The Richter Scale
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 does the moment magnitude scale measure?
the moment magnitude scale rates an earthquake by estimating the total energy released during an earthquake
Describe the scales that scientists use to measure the magnitude of an earthquake?
The most commonly referred to scale by the press and the public is the Richter scale for measuring earthquake magnitude. However this was actually replaced in the 1970s by the Moment Magnitude scale which is the magnitude scale favoured and in use by seismologists.
What describes a Richter scale?
magnitude of an earthquake
The Richter scale describes the effects of an earthquake on people buildings and land at a given location.?
No. The scale you are describing is an intensity scale such as the modified Mercalli scale. The Richter scale is in fact a magnitude scale which describes the amount of energy released by an earthquake.
Does The Richter scale describes the effects of an earthquake on people buildings and land at a given location.?
No. The scale you are describing is an intensity scale such as the modified Mercalli scale. The Richter scale is in fact a magnitude scale which describes the amount of energy released by an earthquake.
The Richter scale best describes what?
The Richter Scale best describes how much energy an earthquake releases also known as it's magnitude.
Which earthquake scale rates the magnitude of the earthquake?
The Richter Scale
What was the Haiti earthquake's magnitude on the Richter scale?
The magnitude of the 2010 Haiti earthquake on the Richter scale was 7.0
Why Richter Scale is Non-Linear?
The Richter scale is not a linear scale. This means that an earthquake of magnitude 6 does not have twice as destructive power as the earthquake of magnitude 3. Actually, an earthquake with magnitude 5 is ten times more destructive than an earthquake of magnitude 4. The Richter scale is a logarithmic 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.
The Richter scale measurements 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.
What is an earthquake's magnitude a measure of?
An earthquake's magnitude is a measure of how strong it is
What it measured on the Richter scale?
Richter scale measures the magnitude of earthquakes.
What is the name of the earthquake magnitude scale?
The Richter Scale
