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The average reading for the Richter scale is - 4.2

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What scale does Japan use to measure earthquakes?

Japan uses the Richter scale to measure earthquakes. This scale quantifies the energy released by an earthquake using a logarithmic scale from 1 to 10. In addition to the Richter scale, Japan also uses the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) seismic intensity scale to evaluate the intensity of shaking felt at specific locations.


What did the Japan earthquake measure on the Richter scale?

The March 11, 2011 earthquake was originally measured at magnitude 8.9, but later upgraded to 9.0 by both USGS and Japan scientists.


What is the highest measurement on the Richter scale?

There is no absolute top to the Richter scale, although the largest earthquake ever recorded by mankind was the Valdivia earthquake in Chile that was the equivalent of 9.5 on the Richter scale in 1960. While no earthquake any stronger has ever been recorded, the impact that caused the Chicxulub crater in the Yucatan Peninsula about 65 million years ago has been calculated to have been the equivalent of about 13.0 on the Richter scale.


What are the effects of earthquakes in different parts of the world?

firstly it depends on the Richter scale and the different types of plates that are all around the world for example: in japan, there was an earthquake that measure-rd 9.0 in the Richter scale. but in Iran it measured a 6.3 magnitude in the Richter scale. so what i meant by that is that each part of the world has its own plate.


Have tsunamis scale of Richter?

No. The Richter Scale rates the intensity of earthquakes. There is not intensity scale for tsunamis.