Richter Scale Definition, Uses & Range

The Richter Scale Lesson for Kids

Richter and Mercalli scales used to measure earthquakes | Britannica

this exercise uses elementary properties of the richter scale one earthquake has richter scale reading of 61 another is one thousandth as strong what is its richter scale reading 91676

The Richter scale is used to measure the intensity of earthquakes. The Richter scale rating of an earthquake of intensity x is given by R=log10 (x)/(x0) where x0 is the intensity of an earthquake of a certain (small) size. The figure here shows Richter scale ratings for Southern California earthquakes from 1930 to 2000 with magnitudes greater than 4.7 CAN'T COPY THE GRAPH Compare the smallest rated carthquake in the figure (at 4.8) with the Landers quake. How much more powerful was the Landers q

[GET ANSWER] this exercise uses elementary properties of the richter scale one earthquake reads 45 on the richter scale and another reads 72 how do the two quakes compare round your answer to the neares 93806