Question

write the likely magnitude (a)a mild earthquake (b)a highly destructive earthquake on this scale.

Answer 1

on Richter scale... the likely magnitude will be
1. 4-4.9
2. 6.1-6.9

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Answer 2

The scale where the earthquake is measured is the Richter’s Scale.  

A)A mild earthquake- an earthquake which measures a magnitude of 2 to 5 on a Richter Scale is considered as a mild earthquake.

B)A highly destructive earthquake - an earthquake which measures a magnitude of 5 and above on a Richter scale is considered as a highly destructive earthquake.

The Great Chilean Earthquake in 1960, is considered to be the biggest earthquake with 9.5 on Richter scale.