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The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has a good description of the Richter scale, which is taken from a government publication called 'The Severity of an Earthquake'.
For general info howstuffworks and wikipedia also have good information.
What else can I help you with?
Have tsunamis scale of Richter?
No. The Richter Scale rates the intensity of earthquakes. There is not intensity scale for tsunamis.
What is the Richter scales limit?
The scale of Richter scale is 10. It calculates the earthquake on a scale of 10.
What was the first magnitude scale used by scientists?
Richter scale
Can an earthquake have a negative measure on a Richter scale?
No, the Richter scale is a logarithmic scale that starts at zero and has no downward limit. Earthquakes cannot have negative magnitudes on the Richter scale.
What was the Haiti earthquake's magnitude on the Richter scale?
The magnitude of the 2010 Haiti earthquake on the Richter scale was 7.0
How do you use Richter Scale in a sentence?
My rebuilt engine is about 7.5 on the Richter scale! Yesterday's earthquake read 3.2 on the Richter scale. The Richter scale was developed in the 1930s.
How has math and science made reporting earthquakes more accurate?
Math and science are both used to read and report the Richter scale. The Richter scale is used to measure earthquakes.
Do you measure earthquakes with Richter scale or the Mercalli scale?
The Richter scale
What is a numerical scale used to express the strength of an earthquake?
Richter scale
The Pompeii earthquake on the Richter scale?
4-5 on the Richter scale.
What is the Richter scale of the earthquake in Haiti?
It reached 7.0 on the richter scale
Have tsunamis scale of Richter?
No. The Richter Scale rates the intensity of earthquakes. There is not intensity scale for tsunamis.
What is the Richter scales limit?
The scale of Richter scale is 10. It calculates the earthquake on a scale of 10.
What scale is used to describe the strength of an earthquakes?
The scale used to measure the strength of an earthquake is called the Richter scale
The Richter scale is based on measurements of?
The Richter scale is based on measurements of *Amplitude*. (^_^)
What was the recent Japanese earthquake on the Richter scale?
it measured 8.9 on the Richter scale
How does the Richter scale know if there is an aftershock?
The Richter scale does not know anything. The Richter scale is a measurement of the magnitude of an earthquake. The numbers of the scale represent a quantifiable measurement or range of the strength.
