The most common scale used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake is the
(a) seismic zone
(b) fault zone
(c) seismograph
(d) Richter scale

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(d) Richter scale
The most common scale used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake is called the Richter scale.

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The magnitude of an earthquake is measured on:

(a) Celsius scale (b) Kelvin scale (c) Decibel scale (d) Richter scale

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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