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Definition of Richter scale

1. Noun. A logarithmic scale of 1 to 10 formerly used to express the magnitude of an earthquake on the basis of the size of seismograph oscillations.

Definition of Richter scale

1. Proper noun. A logarithmic scale used to express the energy released by an earthquake, each increase of 1 representing a 32-fold increase in energy. ¹

2. Noun. A value on the Richter scale ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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Literary usage of Richter scale

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Planet Geographyby Stephen Codrington by Stephen Codrington (2005)
"Although the Me reali scale is not used as widely as die richter scale, it is useful because its descriptions can be related m observations. ..."

2. Costa Rica by Bruce Conord, June Conord (2006)
"Centered outside Cartago, 35 km/22 miles away, it measured about 4.2 on the richter scale. People from California may hardly notice these kinds of rumbles, ..."

3. Promoting the Adoption and Enforcement of Seismic Building Codes: A by Robert B Olshansky (1999)
"The richter scale is logarithmic, and each whole number increase in the scale represents approximately a 31.5-fold increase in energy release: that is, ..."

4. Hazard-Wise: Classroom Resources for Teachers on Natural Hazards & Disasters by Chris Dolan (1996)
"Why is it given a lower reading on the Mercalli scale than Newcastle, which was only a richter scale 5.6 earthquake? c Conduct some further research into ..."

5. Seismic Considerations for Communities at Risk edited by Christopher Arnold, Michael Mahoney (1998)
"A richter scale measurement is expressed in whole and decimal numbers and it can ... In this context, it is important to remember that the richter scale is ..."

6. Volcanic Ash and Aviation Safety: Proceedings of the First International edited by T. J. Casadevall (1995)
"In a manner similar to the richter scale, the VEI advances by single integers, each indicating a volume increase of roughly 10 times over the previous ..."

7. Earthquake Recovery: Staffing and Other Improvements Made Following Loma by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"'Seismologists use the richter scale to measure the amount of ground motion ... Because the richter scale is logarithmic, an increase in magnitude of one ..."

8. Wake Up! the Lord Is Returning by Alf Droy (2001)
"The richter scale is an exponential scale of a wave's amplitude; a '9' is 10000 times greater in magnitude than a '5', and the energy generated is 1 million ..."

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