NOUN
- a logarithmic scale of 1 to 10 formerly used to express the magnitude of an earthquake on the basis of the size of seismograph oscillations
How To Use Richter scale In A Sentence
- 'The earthquake, centred on Alor in Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT) Province, about 1000 km east of Bali, measured 7.4 on the Richter scale and was followed by multiple after-shocks. Rapid Australian Response Helps Indonesia's Earthquake Victims
- This kind of headache is generally only suffered by men, is typically suffered intensely over a period of weeks with a long period of remission in between, is extremely rare, and is off the Richter scale of painfulness. Happy? New Year
- A moderate earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale rocked a remote area of north - east Afghanistan today.
- The earthquake registered 7.2 on the Richter scale.
- The Richter Scale is a measure of ground motion.
- The earthquake registered 3 on the Richter scale.
- It was followed by four aftershocks, one of which almost matched the intensity of the first quake, registering 5.2 on the Richter scale.
- An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck southern California on June 28.
- The earthquake measured 6.5 on the Richter scale.
- The area suffered a series of aftershocks measuring up to 6.3 on the Richter scale.
