Question

Richter scale is used to:

• A. Locate the epicentre of an earthquake
• B. To measure the movement of the tectonic plates
• C. To measure the magnitude of an earthquake
• D. All of these

Answer 1

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.