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What words are used to describe an earthquake of magnitude 5 to 7?
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∙ 13y ago
That would be a "kind of strong" earthquake but 8+ is huge.
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What is the unit for mersuring earthquake?
Richter scales are used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake. There is no specific unit used for earthquakes. I hope this helps. =)
The earthquake which struck Haiti was recorded as magnitude 7.0 what does this mean?
Magnitude is a term used to describe how much energy was released by an earthquake. It gives an indication of the amplitude of the seismic waves that occur and also on the length of the fault rupture zone and the displacement along the fault. A magnitude 7 earthquake is defined by the US Geological Survey as a "major" earthquake. In general earthquake over a magnitude of 4 or 5 can cause damage although the exact reasons why some earthquake are more damaging than others is more complext than just the absolute magnitdue of the earthquake. For more information on this, see the related question.
What are two scales that are used to measure earthquake strength?
Richter or local magnitude scaleMoment magnitude scaleBonus:Surface magnitude scale
What scale is used to describe the magnitude of earthquakes?
a Richter scale
What is used to mesure the size of an earthquake?
Scientists measure the magnitude (energy) of an earthquake using a seismograph (sort of sensitive pendulum that records the shaking of the earth).
What term defines the size of an earthquake?
The term magnitude is used to describe the size of an earthquake.
What word is used to describe the amount of energy released by an earthquake?
Magnitude.
What is used to describe the strength of an earthquake?
The moment magnitude scale has replaced the Richter Scale.
What is an earthquake's strength?
Depends on it's magnitude which can range. Seisometers are used to measure the Magnitude of an earthquake. Magnitude is it's strength.
What does the magnitude of the earthquake have to do with?
The word Magnitude is used to described the amount of energy released when an Earthquake occurs
What scales are used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes?
The instrument that is used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake is a seismometer.
What is used to measure the strength of a earthquake?
The Seismograph is used to measure the Magnitude of an earthquake.
What is the Magnitude of an earthquake and how big was the earthquake in Japan?
The magnitude of an earthquake is a number used to quantify how much energy was released during the earthquake. The earthquake in Japan that occurred on Friday, March 10, 2011, had a moment magnitude of 8.9.
What scale is used to measure the strength (magnitude) of an earthquake?
Richter Magnitude
What are the measure of the strength of an earthquake is called?
The Richter magnitude scale is used to measure the strength of an earthquake.
What is the unit for mersuring earthquake?
Richter scales are used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake. There is no specific unit used for earthquakes. I hope this helps. =)
What is the strongest magnitude earthquake ever measured on the Richter magnitude?
The strongest earthquake that can be measured using the Richter magnitude scale is one with a magnitude of 8.0. For earthquakes larger than this, the moment magnitude scale must be used.
