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If the Richter scale were to be destroyed, it would not be assigned a number as it is a logarithmic scale used to quantify the magnitude of earthquakes. It is not a physical object that can be destroyed.
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An earthquake that was rated 3 on the Richter scale would be?
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What was the Richter scale for the San Francisco earthquake in 1989?
it depends on which part of sanfrancisco you are talking about. but all over sanfrancisco the shakes would measure between 6.5 and 7.8 on the Richter scale.
How do scientists measures earthquakes?
Scientists normally use something called the Richter scale to measure earthquakes. They measure in maginitude. 1 on the Richter scale would be small vibrations through the earthquake zone where as 10 would be total destruction. Hope that's helped!
How much of an increase in wave amplitude is seen from an earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale compared to one measuring 4.4?
An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale would have 10 times higher wave amplitude compared to one measuring 4.4. The Richter scale is logarithmic, so each whole number increase corresponds to a 10-fold increase in amplitude.
How much does the amplitude of the waves increase between an earthquake that measures 4.2 on the Richter scale and an earthquake that measures 6.2 on the Richter scale?
The change in magnitude is (6.2 - 4.2) 2.0. This is equivalent to a 100 times increase in seismic wave amplitude (as each increase of 1 on the scale is a 10 times increase in amplitude therefore 10 * 10 = 100)..
How much would Bulgaria be on the Richter scale?
The Richter scale measures the strength of earthquakes. Bulgaria is a country, not an earthquake.
An earthquake that was rated 3 on the Richter scale would be?
An earthquake that was rated 3 on the Richter scale would beignored
What was the Richter scale for the San Francisco earthquake in 1989?
it depends on which part of sanfrancisco you are talking about. but all over sanfrancisco the shakes would measure between 6.5 and 7.8 on the Richter scale.
What is a ritcher scale used for?
The Richter Scale is the Longarithmic scale used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake. The scale jumps in intervals of 10X each integer increase... i.e:2 on the scale is 10X greater than 13 on the scale is 100X greater than 1, and 10X greater than 2I think the general formula is 10n-1 'n' being the number on the Richter scale, the value of the formula being the value of the number relative to 1 on the Richter scale. Using the formula, you would get 5 to be 104 meaning 10,000 times greater than 1.The Richter scale is a quantitative scale, which measures according to recorded values as opposed to the Mercalli Scale which measures according to what you can see the earthquake has done (i.e. in terms of damage done).
How do scientists measures earthquakes?
Scientists normally use something called the Richter scale to measure earthquakes. They measure in maginitude. 1 on the Richter scale would be small vibrations through the earthquake zone where as 10 would be total destruction. Hope that's helped!
What would happen if an earthquake was 10 on a Richter scale?
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How much of an increase in wave amplitude is seen from an earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale compared to one measuring 4.4?
An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale would have 10 times higher wave amplitude compared to one measuring 4.4. The Richter scale is logarithmic, so each whole number increase corresponds to a 10-fold increase in amplitude.
What scale is described for damage in an earthquake?
Technically, you can't tell damage from the Richter Scale, because the Richter Scale rating of an earthquake stays the same no mater how far out you go from the epicenter. The scale that measures the damage of an earthquake (meaning the scale rating gets lower the further you go from the epicenter) is called the Mercalli Scale. The Mercalli Scale goes from II to XII (2 to 12) and the rating on the Mercalli Scale in which damage starts to occur is about 6. However, if you are going by the Richter Scale, damage at the epicenter would start at about 5.0
How deadly would an earthquake that measures 3 on the Richter scale be?
it might not even be noticed. significant effects are not normally observed until about 4 Richter.
How much stronger would a number 5 earthquake be than a number 3 earthquake?
Because of the Richter Scale's logarithmic properties, a number 5 earthquake is 100 times more severe than a number 3 earthquake.
Would you use a Richter scale to measure a tornado?
No. The Richter scale (since replaced by the Moment Magnitude scale) was used to measure earthquake intensity. The Fujita scale (now the Enhanced Fujita scale in the U.S.) is used to rate tornadoes.
How much does the amplitude of the waves increase between an earthquake that measures 4.2 on the Richter scale and an earthquake that measures 6.2 on the Richter scale?
The change in magnitude is (6.2 - 4.2) 2.0. This is equivalent to a 100 times increase in seismic wave amplitude (as each increase of 1 on the scale is a 10 times increase in amplitude therefore 10 * 10 = 100)..
