What is the name of the scale which is used to quantify the size of an earthquake?

Richter

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Meter scale

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seismograph

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Richter

The power of an earthquake is expressed in terms of a magnitude on a scale called Richter scale. It measures earthquakes with magnitudes ranging from 1 - 10. Destructive earthquakes have magnitudes higher than 7 on the Richter scale.

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An earthquake measures 3 on Richter Scale:

(a) Would it be recorded by a seismograph?

(b) Is it likely to cause much damage?

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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Richter scale is used to:

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