0
Yes, With a really big ruler? No, not quite. There are two ways in which scientists quantify the size of earthquakes: magnitude and intensity.
Magnitude is a measure of the amount of energy released during an earthquake, and you've probably heard news reports about earthquake magnitudes measured using the Richter scale. Something like, "A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Japan today. Details at ten." Did you ever wonder why, if it's that important, they just don't tell you right away?
The Richter scale was invented, logically enough, in the 1930s by Dr. Charles Richter, a seismologist at the California Institute of Technology. It is a measure of the largest seismic wave recorded on a particular kind of seismograph located 100 kilometers (about 62 miles) from the epicenter of the earthquake.
What else can I help you with?
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 another variable besides damage that scientists measure to jugde the strength of an earthquake?
Scientists also measure the magnitude of an earthquake, which represents the total energy released at the source. Magnitude is typically measured on the Richter scale or the moment magnitude scale.
What is recterscale?
A device used to measure the strength of an earthquake
What scale is used by PAGASA to measure the intensity of an earthquake?
PAGASA uses the Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) scale to measure the intensity of an earthquake in the Philippines. This scale assesses the effects of an earthquake on people, structures, and the environment rather than measuring the actual energy released by the earthquake.
What scale does PAGASA used to measure the intensity of an earthquake?
PAGASA (Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration) uses the Richter scale to measure the intensity of earthquakes. This scale is a logarithmic scale that quantifies the energy released by an earthquake.
What is used to measure the strength of a earthquake?
The Seismograph is used to measure the Magnitude of an earthquake.
What detects earthquake vibrations?
a Seismograph measure earthquake vibrations
What is an earthquake's magnitude a measure of?
An earthquake's magnitude is a measure of how strong it is
What is magnitude and how is it measured?
magnitudea measure of the amount of the energy released by earthquake . earthquake is measure through Ricthter scale that measure the magnitude of seismic waves that it has
What are the advantages the moment magnitude scale to measure an earthquake?
to rate an earthquake
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 did the Samoa earthquake measure?
8.1
What system can tell us that an earthquake is coming?
seismograph is how to measure the intensity the earthquake will be or was.
What are the advantages of using the moment magnitude scale to measure of earthquake?
to rate an earthquake
What is the biggest earthquake recorded?
The largest earthquake ever recorded was the 1960 Valdivia earthquake in Valdivia, Chile which measure at 9.5 on the Richter scale.
What can be used to measure an earthquake?
seismograph is generally used to measure earthquakes.
Which scale is used to measure the destructive effects of earthquakes?
Earthquake measure
