The difference is that intensity is the extent of damage released by an earthquake and is measured differently at different places depending on its distance from the epicenter while the magnitude is the amount of energy released by an earthquake and it has a fixed energy as it is released by an earthquake.
The most important measure of an earthquake's strength is often considered to be the moment magnitude scale (Mw), as it provides a more accurate representation of the earthquake's energy release than the Richter scale. Moment magnitude accounts for factors such as the area of the fault that slipped and the amount of slip, making it applicable to a wider range of earthquake sizes. While intensity measurements, like the Modified Mercalli Intensity scale, assess the effects of an earthquake on people and structures, they are subjective and can vary by location. Therefore, for understanding the actual energy released, moment magnitude is the preferred measure.
An earthquakes intensity
Richter scales are used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake. There is no specific unit used for earthquakes. I hope this helps. =)
Moment Magnitude Scale. Large earthquakes are not measured very well by the Richter scale, especially if the seimometers used are very far away from anearthquakeepicenter. The moment magnitude scale is now most commonly usedfor medium to large earthquakes.
The Richter scale is used to rate the magnitude of an earthquake -- the amount of energy it released
magnitude
intensity
The Richter magnitude scale is used to measure the strength of an earthquake.
The Richter scale and Magnitude
They use a richter scale to measure intensity and magnitude.
Mercalli and Richter scales
Richter scale is used to measure earthquakes magnitude Shake intensity is measured on the Mercalli scale
Earthquakes are measured using the Richter scale, which assigns a magnitude value to indicate the strength of the earthquake. The units of magnitude used to measure earthquakes are logarithmic and are represented by whole numbers, such as 1, 2, 3, and so on.
Mercalli and Richter scales
This is known as magnitude. It is measured on the moment magnitude scale.
Earthquake strength is measured using a magnitude scale. For small to moderate strength Earthquakes (< magnitude 7) the Richter scale is used. For Earthquakes between 7 and 8 the body and surface magnitude scales are used and for earthquakes larger than 8, the moment magnitude scale is used.
Earthquake strength is measured using a magnitude scale. For small to moderate strength Earthquakes (< magnitude 7) the Richter scale is used. For Earthquakes between 7 and 8 the body and surface magnitude scales are used and for earthquakes larger than 8, the moment magnitude scale is used.