Describe how the Richter scale is used to identify earthquake's strength.

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Stone Rock · Answer 1 · 2021-07-17T23:23:12+0000

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The Richter scale uses a formula based on amplitude of the largest wave recorded on a specific type of seismometer and the distance between the earthquake and the seismometer.

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