How is the R-scale different from the Moment Scale?

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wajahat1
Jun 13, 2017

Richter Scale and moment scale differ based on their magnitude measurement of an earthquake

Explanation:

Richter( also known as local magnitude scale) measures the magnitude upto 6-6.5. In Case of strong earthquakes R-Scale saturates.
Moment magnitude is designed so that it can measure the magnitude above 8. It can measure the magnitude of strong earthquakes. hope this helps thanks

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