GK
BASIC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
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humidity of air
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velocity of wind
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intensity of earthquakes
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density of liquid
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Richter scale measures the largest wiggle (amplitude) on the recording, but other magnitude scales measure different parts of the earthquake. The USGS currently reports earthquake magnitudes using the Moment Magnitude scale, though many other magnitudes are calculated for research and comparison purposes.
Detailed explanation-2: -Richter scale measures magnitude of earthquake whereas Mercalli scale is used to measure the intensity of earthquake. 2.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Richter scale (/ˈrɪktər/), also called the Richter magnitude scale, Richter’s magnitude scale, and the Gutenberg–Richter scale, is a measure of the strength of earthquakes, developed by Charles Francis Richter and presented in his landmark 1935 paper, where he called it the “magnitude scale".