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HOW ARE EARTHQUAKES MEASURED?

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HOW ARE EARTHQUAKES MEASURED?

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Scientists measure the strength of an earthquake with a machine called a seismograph, which takes its name from seismos, the Greek word for an earthquake. The seismograph basically consists of a very delicate metal arm with a needle or pen at the end, which rests on a moving drum of paper. When the earth is calm, the seismograph

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The earthquake in Chile on May 22, 1960 measured 9.5 on the Richter scale. This is the strongest earthquake ever measured. Read on to know how earthquakes are measured.

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An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth’s crust that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes are measured using the Moment Magnitude Scale (MMS). This took over the richter scale earlier this decade.

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