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Describe the richter scale and what does it measure
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Describe the richter scale and what does it measure

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The Richter scale is how the power of earthquakes are measured. The Richter scale is measured logarithmically, so a 5.0 earth quake is actually 10 times more powerful than a 4.0, and 100 times stronger than a 3.0 earthquake.
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