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The Richter scale is the established scale for earthquakes based on size and power.

When you see that an earthquake is a magnitude 5.2 it means that it is a 5.2 on the Richter scale.


For every increase of one on the Richter scale, an earthquake's power is magnified tenfold. So, a magnitude 4 is ten times stronger than a magnitude 3 earthquake.


Anything over a magnitude 5 is a really big earthquake.

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