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How Are Earthquake Magnitudes Measured?

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This website explains how the Richter and Mercalli Scales work.

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Concepts
faults, magnitude, seismic waves, seismology
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energy releases, measure, seismic, seismogram, tectonic, mercalli, richter, richter scale, earthquake, seismograph, measuring earthquakes
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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)