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The Richter Scale and how it measures earthquake magnitude /

Video giving a brief description of the Richter Scale and how it measures earthquakes. It also compares the Richter Scale with the more modern moment-magnitude scale which measure the total work performed by the earthquake.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Rafferty, John P. (Narrator), Heintz, Kurt (Director)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Chicago, IL : Encyclopedia Britannica, 2015.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Richter, Charles, > 1900-1985.
Richter, Charles, > 1900-1985
Richter scale.
Earthquakes.
Earthquake magnitude.
Earthquakes
Échelle de Richter.
Tremblements de terre.
Tremblements de terre > Magnitude.
Earthquake magnitude
Richter scale
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Description
Summary:Video giving a brief description of the Richter Scale and how it measures earthquakes. It also compares the Richter Scale with the more modern moment-magnitude scale which measure the total work performed by the earthquake.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed February 1, 2022).
Physical Description:1 online resource (3 minutes)
Playing Time:00:02:01