• a system used to measure the strength of an earthquake :


    Richter scale meaning & definition 1 of Richter scale.


  • a logarithmic scale of 1 to 10 formerly used to express the magnitude of an earthquake on the basis of the size of seismograph oscillations

    Richter scale meaning & definition 2 of Richter scale.


  • The Richter Scale is a logarithmic scale used to measure the magnitude or intensity of earthquakes and their corresponding seismic energy. It was developed by Charles F. Richter in 1935. The scale measures the amplitude of seismic waves recorded by seismographs. An increase in one full degree on the scale represents a tenfold increase in measured amplitude and about 31.6 times more energy release.

    Richter scale meaning & definition 3 of Richter scale.


  • A value on the Richter scale

    Richter scale meaning & definition 4 of Richter scale.

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