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Richter scale

name
/ˈɹɪkt.ɚ skeɪl/CA

Etymology

Named after American seismologist Charles Richter (1900–1985), whose name derives from German Richter (“judge”).

  1. derived from Richter — “judge”

Definitions

  1. A logarithmic scale used to express the energy released by an earthquake, each increase…

    A logarithmic scale used to express the energy released by an earthquake, each increase of 1 representing a 31-fold increase in energy, and a 10-fold increase in the measured wave amplitude.

    • “The Richter scale is an old scale developed for California. It is only good for smaller quakes, and is not very good at differentiating the sizes of bigger shocks,” said McGuire.

  2. A value on the Richter scale.

    • The students also faced and experienced earthquakes at various Richter scales.

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