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Alborosie
3 years ago
8

What is the Richter Scale?

Biology
2 answers:
Ray Of Light [21]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

The Richter scale is a numerical scale for expressing the magnitude of an earthquake on the basis of seismograph oscillations. The more destructive earthquakes typically have magnitudes between about 5.5 and 8.9; the scale is logarithmic and a difference of one represents an approximate thirtyfold difference in magnitude.

Explanation:

In-s [12.5K]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

a numerical scale for expressing the magnitude of an earthquake

Explanation:

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