it can reach up to 10
The strength of an earthquake is measured using a seismic scale called the moment magnitude scale (Mw). It calculates the total energy released by an earthquake by measuring the amplitude of seismic waves. The scale is logarithmic, meaning that each whole number increase represents a tenfold increase in magnitude and roughly 31.6 times more energy released.
The most commonly used scale to measure the magnitude of earthquakes is the Richter scale. However, the moment magnitude scale (Mw) is now more widely used as it provides a more accurate measurement for larger earthquakes. Other scales include the Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) scale, which measures the intensity of shaking at a specific location.
A big quake on the ricter scale should be more than 8.2 to trigger a tsunami.
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The Richter and Moment Magnitude scale are both logarithmic scales so that a scale 1 earthquake would be 10 times weaker than a scale 2 earthquake and 100 times weaker than a scale 3 earthquake, so mathmatically I would say that it increases by a tenth of a scale 7 earthquake.
the rictor scale
the rictor scale
The spelling of the historic scale for earthquakes is Richter, for Charles Francis Richter (1900-1985). There is a fictional character named Rictor in the X-men comics.
and earhtquake scoring 8.9 on the rictor scale triggered the tsunami
The size of an earthquake is measured on the Ricter scale it can also be measured on the Mercalli scale.For an example the 2008 earthquake in China was 7.8 on the Rictor scale and in was XI on the Mercalli scale
They could use the information from the seismic wave scale
Rictor was created in 1987.
Rictor Norton was born in 1945.
Millions lost their homes and 225,000 died as the rictor scale was 6.9. Hundreds of thousands were injured as well
The cause of the tsunami was an earthquake that scored 8.9 on the rictor scale was that of the tectonic plates shifted under Japan, and caused the tragedy.
The Richter scale measures the magnitude of seismic energy released by an earthquake, which is an indicator of the earthquake's size and strength. It is a logarithmic scale, meaning that each whole number increase represents a tenfold increase in amplitude of seismic waves.
The scale that rates earthquake damage at a particular location is called the Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) scale. It measures the intensity of shaking and resulting damage felt at a specific location during an earthquake, rather than the earthquake's magnitude.