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| Description: Determining the Size of Earthquakes Magnitude Often measured using the Richter scale Based on the amplitude of the largest seismic wave Each unit of Richter magnitude equates to roughly a 32-fold energy increase Does not estimate adequately the size of very large earthquakes Concept introduced by Charles Richter in 1935 Magnitude Moment magnitude scale Measures very large earthquakes Derived from the amount of displacement that occurs along a fault zone Picture Stats: Views: 296 Filesize: 148.86kB Height: 678 Width: 1337 Source: https://biology-forums.com/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=39554 |