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how earthquake is measured explain briefly ? 5 Mark's question ​

Answer 1

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earthquake is measured by a instrument called seismograph.There is a richter scale which measure the magnitude of earthquake.A richter scale is numbered 1 to 10 though there is no upper nuber.Here are the different effects of earthquake recorded in richter scale.5.5 to 6.0 means slight damage to building and other structures.6.1 to 6.9 means a lot of damage in populated area.7.0 to 7.9 means a serious damage.8.0 or more means a great damage and can totally destroy in epicenter area.

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Answer 2

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Earthquakes are recorded by a seismographic network. Each seismic station in the network measures the movement of the ground at that site. The slip of one block of rock over another in an earthquake releases energy that makes the ground vibrate. ... Magnitude is the most common measure of an earthquake's size.

Reading: Measuring Earthquakes

●Mercalli Intensity Scale. Earthquakes are described in terms of what nearby residents felt and the damage that was done to nearby structures.

●Richter magnitude scale. ...

●Moment magnitude scale.

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