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 Earthquakes, Measuring Summary
790 words, approx. 3 pages Large sections of a major expressway collapsed during a 1995 earthquake in Kobe, Japan, where thousands of people perished. Earthquakes happen every day. Thousands... summary from source:
 Earthquake Measurement Scale Summary
783 words, approx. 3 pagesThe earliest earthquake measurements were simple descriptions of seismic events and their consequences. These results were unreliable depending on the distance between the earthquake's source (epicenter), and the people evaluating the event. A more... summary from source:
 Richter Scale Summary
437 words, approx. 2 pagesThe earliest earthquake measurements were simple descriptions called intensity ratings. These results were unreliable depending on the distance between the quake's source (epicenter), and the people evaluating the event. A more systematic... summary from source:
 Richter Scale : Environmental Health Terms
47 words, approx. 1 pagesOne named after C.D. Richter, who devised it to provide a measure of earthquakes based on the comparative quantity of energy released. The scale ranges from 0 to over 8, the largest recorded earthquake measuring 8.6 on the Richter scale. See also:... summary from source:
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The Richter magnitude scale, or more correctly local magnitude ML scale, assigns a single number to quantify the amount of seismic energy released by an earthquake. It is a base-10 logarithmic scale obtained by calculating the logarithm of the combined... 
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