Earthquakes, Measuring
Large sections of a major expressway collapsed during a 1995 earthquake in Kobe, Japan, where thousands of people perished.
Earthquakes happen every day. Thousands occur ...
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Richter Scale
The earliest earthquake measurements were simple descriptions called intensity ratings. These results were unreliable depending on the distance between the quake's source (epicent...
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Earthquake Measurement Scale
The earliest earthquake measurements were simple descriptions of seismic events and their consequences. These results were unreliable depending on the distance between the...
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