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
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richter scale::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | graduated table, ordered series, scale, scale of measurement |
Examples of richter scale
richter scale
Such calls add to coaching stress levels that should be measured by a richter scale.
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This sort of thing registers not one jot on the cultural richter scale.
From the guardian.co.uk
It reportedly hit 6.0 on the richter scale.
From the infowars.com
Richter magnitude scale page table figures are clearly wrong too, and inconsistent.
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The richter scale 9 quake happened off shore, the quake felt on land was level 7 according to USGS, within the design limits of the reactors.
From the economist.com
It registered 7.6 on the richter scale making it a major earthquake similar in intensity to the 1935 Quetta earthquake, the 2001 Gujarat earthquake, and the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
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In fact on the article list of earthquakes it states the moment magnitude as 9.2 and I've seen many places stating the magnitude as 9.2 on the richter scale.
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