GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The moment magnitude scale was designed to produce a more accurate accounting of the total energy released by an earthquake, and it calculates the earthquake’s magnitude more accurately than other measures-such as the Richter scale (ML), the body-wave scale (mb), and the surface-wave scale (MS).

Detailed explanation-2: -Moment Magnitude Scale MMS measures the movement of rock along the fault. It accurately measures larger earthquakes, which can last for minutes, affect a much larger area, and cause more damage. The Moment Magnitude can measure the local Richter magnitude (ML), body wave magnitude (Mb), surface wave magnitude (Ms).

Detailed explanation-3: -Geologists today often use the moment magnitude scale, a rating system that estimates the total energy released by an earthquake. An earthquake’s magnitude tells geologists how much energy was released by the earthquake. Each one point increase in magnitude represents the release of 32 times more energy.

Detailed explanation-4: -The moment magnitude scale is based on the total moment release of the earthquake. Moment is a product of the distance a fault moved and the force required to move it. It is derived from modeling recordings of the earthquake at multiple stations.

Detailed explanation-5: -Richter scale. Magnitude is a measure of the amount of energy released during an earthquake, and you’ve probably heard news reports about earthquake magnitudes measured using the Richter scale.