The news says that there was a 7.5 Richter scale in Nepal, you also recall an earthquake some years earlier in your hometown of 6 Richer scale. Which of the following would be true?

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The power of an earthquake is expressed in terms of magnitude on a scale called Richter scale.

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The magnitude of the earthquake which recently hit China was 8 on the Richter scale.

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