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Standard VIII
Geography
Magnitude of an Earthquake
What does the...
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What does the Richter Scale measure?

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Length of earthquakes
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Intensity of earthquakes
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Intensity of tsunamis
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Length of tsunami waves
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The correct option is B Intensity of earthquakes
The intensity of earthquakes is measured on a scale called Richter scale named after an American seismologist, Charles Francis Richter.

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