the strongest earthquake measures about_______ on the richter scale
(a)11
(b) 9
(c) 15
Answers
Answer:
b)9
Explanation:
Valdiva earthquake has a measure of 9.5 on the richter scale in southern chille
The world's largest earthquake with an instrumentally documented magnitude occurred on May 22, 1960 near Valdivia, in southern Chile. It was assigned a magnitude of 9.5 by the United States Geological Survey. It is referred to as the "Great Chilean Earthquake" and the "1960 Valdivia Earthquake."
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Why does earthquake above magnitude 10 do not exist?
Ans- earthquakes of magnitude 10 or larger cannot happen. The magnitude of an earthquake is related to the length of the fault on which it occurs. ... The largest earthquake ever recorded was a magnitude 9.5 on May 22, 1960 in Chile on a fault that is almost 1,000 miles long…a “megaquake” in its own right.