• The Richter scale (/ˈrɪktər/), also called the Richter magnitude scale, Richter's magnitude scale, and the Gutenberg–Richter scale, is a measure of the...
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  • Similar to the local magnitude/Richter scale (ML ) defined by Charles Francis Richter in 1935, it uses a logarithmic scale; small earthquakes have approximately...
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    namesake and one of the creators of the Richter magnitude scale, which, until the development of the moment magnitude scale in 1979, was widely used to quantify...
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  • the "Richter" scale, is actually the Local magnitude scale, label ML or ML. Richter established two features now common to all magnitude scales. First...
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  • "Crossover") in the album era. The final single off of the album, "Richter Scale", only reached number 62 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. The album marks...
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    Max Richter (/ˈrɪxtər/; German: [ˈʁɪçtɐ]; born 22 March 1966) is a German-born British composer and pianist. He works within postminimalist and contemporary...
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  • 6.9 on the Richter Scale (original title in Romanian: 6,9 pe scara Richter) is a 2016 Romanian musical comedy film directed by Nae Caranfil. It stars...
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    Wood–Anderson seismometer (category Articles using ML magnitude scale)
    times, and its damping constant is 0.8. Charles Francis Richter developed the Richter magnitude scale using the Wood–Anderson seismometer. In 1908, geologist...
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    Gerhard Richter (German: [ˈɡeːɐ̯haʁt ˈʁɪçtɐ]; born 9 February 1932) is a German visual artist. Richter has produced abstract as well as photorealistic...
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  • pun; the Richter Scale measures the strength of earthquakes, while the Seismosaurus' name means "Earthquake lizard". In fact, Richter Scale is the name...
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    1461 L'Aquila earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7 to 8 on the Richter Scale. While the town of Calascio, which lies below the fortress, was rebuilt...
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  • there was no simple scale for describing the likely effects of a hurricane. Mirroring the utility of the Richter magnitude scale for describing earthquakes...
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    commonly used logarithmic scales, where a larger quantity results in a higher value: Richter magnitude scale and moment magnitude scale (MMS) for strength of...
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  • activity. The book's title is a reference to the Richter scale, on which 10 was considered (when the scale was devised) to be the most power an earthquake...
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  • 7.5 on the Richter Scale is an album by American jazz musician Stan Kenton and his Orchestra that was released in 1973. Recording sessions for the album...
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    were used at the southernmost site with its 2.3 Richter scale tremor contrasts the 2.1 Richter scale tremor from the three other explosions and the estimate...
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    (USGS) measured its magnitude as a minimum of 7.6 on the moment magnitude scale, with its epicenter about 19 km (12 mi) northeast of Muzaffarabad, Azad...
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    retconned in the article that Nuttall "... didn't really register on my Richter scale". Nuttall continued to dispute his role in the birth of his son until...
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  • No. Title Length 1. "Richter Scale Madness" 3:44 2. "Novena Without Faith" 8:24 3. "Fake Fake Eyes" 2:42 4. "Half of What" 3:06 5. "A Gargoyle Waiting"...
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    zone IV, and can withstand earthquakes up to a magnitude of 8 on the Richter scale, high-intensity blasts, and winds up to speeds of 260 kilometre per...
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    4.2 is considerably more powerful than 3.58 because the Richter scale is a logarithmic scale.) According to Jane's Defence Weekly, "initial and unconfirmed...
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    support beams that can withstand earthquakes of magnitudes up to 7 on the Richter scale. It is Asia's second longest rail-cum-road bridge and has a serviceable...
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  • this intensity scale confused with the Richter magnitude scale he had developed, he proposed calling it the "modified Mercalli scale of 1956" (MM56)...
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    reinforced concrete. It is supposed to endure an earthquake of 6.9 on the Richter scale and therefore surpass the security regulations by the government. "Switzerland's...
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  • July 14, 2010. Kempley Rita, (April 25, 1997). 'Volcano': 1 on the Richter Scale. The Washington Post. Retrieved July 14, 2010. "'Volcano' Blasts Into...
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  • buildings for earthquakes of no greater than 8.5 on the Richter Scale. Although the Richter Scale is referenced, the localized shaking intensity is one...
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    structure would not withstand an earthquake above magnitude 6 on the Richter scale. The dam was also inspected by the chairman, CWC (Central Water Commission)...
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  • locations around the world recorded a seismic event of magnitude 1.5 on the Richter scale. The location was fixed at coordinates 69°38′N 37°19′E / 69.633°N...
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  • deciding to end their marriage. An earthquake measuring 9.9 on the Richter Scale strikes then destroys much of Los Angeles. Sam and others are trapped...
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  • strength (or magnitude) is not commonly measured using the Richter scale. Although the Richter scale was used historically to measure earthquake magnitude...
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