GEOLOGY

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. Magnitude of earthquake depends on the destruction caused by earthquake. 3.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Richter scale is used to rate the magnitude of an earthquake, that is the amount of energy released during an earthquake. The Richter scale doesn’t measure quake damage (see: Mercalli Scale) which is dependent on a variety of factors including population at the epicentre, terrain, depth, etc.

Detailed explanation-4: -A moment magnitude scale measures the energy released during an earthquake less accurately than the richter scale.