7.8 would be described as 'major'. Damage to most or all buildings. Death toll could be considerable
alot bcause a earthquake is big
The Richter Scale
The strength of an earthquake is measured on the Richter scale. The Richter scale is logarithmic, meaning that if the earthquake's strength increases by 1 on the Richter scale, it is 10 times more powerful, e.g. an earthquake measuring 5.0 is 10x more powerful than an earthquake measuring 4.0. The strength of an earthquake is measured using a seismograph which measures the vibrations in the ground.
The Richter scale determines earthquake magnitude by measuring how much the ground moves, and the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale determines earthquake intensity based on damage to buildings and effects on humans.
The magnitude of the 2010 Haiti earthquake on the Richter scale was 7.0
Richter scale
The Richter Scale
That is impossible as the Richter scale is for measuring earthquakes.
The richter scale!
a earthquake that measures 7.0 to 7.9 on a ritcher scale is called an sichuan earthquake
the Mercalli Scale, the Richter Scale, and the Moment Magnitude Scale
The strength of an earthquake is measured on the Richter scale. The Richter scale is logarithmic, meaning that if the earthquake's strength increases by 1 on the Richter scale, it is 10 times more powerful, e.g. an earthquake measuring 5.0 is 10x more powerful than an earthquake measuring 4.0. The strength of an earthquake is measured using a seismograph which measures the vibrations in the ground.
not very often
The 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake measuring 9.3 on the Richter scale. The strongest was in Japan measuring 9.5
The most commonly referred to scale by the press and the public is the Richter scale for measuring earthquake magnitude. However this was actually replaced in the 1970s by the Moment Magnitude scale which is the magnitude scale favoured and in use by seismologists.
The Richter scale determines earthquake magnitude by measuring how much the ground moves, and the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale determines earthquake intensity based on damage to buildings and effects on humans.
Japan dah
The 2011 earthquake was a 5.8 magnitude on the Richter scale.