Name the scale that is used for measuring (a) magnitude (b) intensity, of an earthquake?
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1. Richter scale
2. Mercalli intensity scale
2. Mercalli intensity scale
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The Richter scale measures the largest wiggle (amplitude) on the recording, but other magnitude scales measure different parts of the earthquake. ... Intensity is a measure of the shaking and damage caused by the earthquake; this value changes from location to location.
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