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On which scale the magnitude of earthquake intensity is measured?

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Magnitude of the earthquake intensity is measured on Richter scale.

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Name the scale on which the magnitude (or intensity) of an earthquake is expressed.

The intensity of an earthquake is expressed in terms of magnitude on a scale called:

Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding various scales used for measuring the earthquake?

1. 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. Richter scale is a logarithmic scale.

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Q. Consider the following statements:
1. Richter Scale is used to measure the scale of absolute ‘Magnitude’ of an earthquake based on the amount of seismic energy released.
2. Mercalli scale measures the ‘Intensity’ of an earthquake based on based on the amount of destruction caused.
Which of the following are ‘Correct’?

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1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2

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