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


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Righter Scale

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Quake scale

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Richter Scale

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Earth Scale

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Solution

The correct option is C

Richter Scale


The intensity of an earthquake is expressed in terms of a magnitude on a scale called Richter scale. Really destructive earthquakes have magnitudes higher than 7 on the Richter scale. Both Bhuj and Kashmir earthquakes had magnitudes greater than 7.5


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