The Richter Magnitude Scale is a system used to measure the quantity of energy released during an earthquake. It measures the earthquakes magnitude- energy released. It was Developed in 1935 by...
Yes. Though still widely used, the Richter scale has been superseded by the moment magnitude scale in the measurement of large earthquakes (those with a magnitude greater than 7), which has been...
The Mercalli scale is subjective because it tells how much damage occurred at the location of the earthquake. What you think may be terrible damage I may think is minor in comparison to another...
richter measures the level of general impact for an earthquake, while mercalli measures the impact on society... a strong earthquake in a non-poplulated area would have high richter value, but small...