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Jipu 123

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Question 1

Which of the following is determined by measuring the amplitude of waves recorded from an earthquake?
◦ focus or hypocenter
◦ epicenter
◦ magnitude
◦ intensity

Question 2

Why is the Moment magnitude scale favored over the Richter magnitude scale?
◦ The moment magnitude carries the calculated values out to more decimal places so it is more precise.
◦ The Richter magnitude always underestimates the amount of energy released by an earthquake.
◦ The Richter magnitude is based on older models of seismographs that are no longer used to record earthquakes.
◦ The Moment magnitude measures the total energy released by an earthquake.
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Marked as best answer by Jipu 123 on Feb 28, 2020

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Reply #1 on: Feb 28, 2020
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Jipu 123

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Reply 2 on: Feb 28, 2020
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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