Richter scale is used to:

Locate the epicentre of an earthquake

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To measure the movement of the tectonic plates

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To measure the magnitude of an earthquake

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All of these

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Solution

The correct option is C
To measure the magnitude of an earthquake

Richter Scale is used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake. The more destructive earthquakes typically have magnitudes between about 5.5 and 8.9.

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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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