Richter's scale measures which aspect of earthquakes?
Duration
Depth
Casualties
Magnitude
Answer
Magnitude is the measure of the strength or energy released by an earthquake. It is determined by calculating the logarithm of the amplitude of the seismic waves recorded by seismographs. The scale was developed in 1935 by American seismologist Charles Francis Richter, and it ranges from 1.0 to 10.0, although earthquakes greater than 8.0 are extremely rare.
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