Which of the following is the scale of measurement to calculate the magnitude of an earthquake?

Siesmo scale

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Richter scale

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Graphic meter scale

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Earthquake indicator

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Solution

The correct option is B Richter scale

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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.

Choose among the options given below:

The magnitude of an earthquake is measured on:

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

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