The expression Richter magnitude scale refers to a ways to assign a single number to quantify the energy contained in an earthquake. In this system invented by Charles Richter in 1935, one magnitude more is roughly equal to a factor 32 more energy. That means an earthquake of magnitude 6.0 has 32 times more energy [...]
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Energy of earthquakes
Posted in Physics, tagged earthquake on February 11, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
