The difference is that intensity is the extent of damage released by an earthquake and is measured differently at different places depending on its distance from the epicenter while the magnitude is the amount of energy released by an earthquake and it has a fixed energy as it is released by an earthquake.
An earthquakes intensity
Richter scales are used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake. There is no specific unit used for earthquakes. I hope this helps. =)
Moment Magnitude Scale. Large earthquakes are not measured very well by the Richter scale, especially if the seimometers used are very far away from anearthquakeepicenter. The moment magnitude scale is now most commonly usedfor medium to large earthquakes.
The Richter scale is used to rate the magnitude of an earthquake -- the amount of energy it released
The Rickter (RICK-tur) scale has been popular for decades to measure the intensity of earthquakes, yet it had its issues. These days the Mercalli scale is most often used by geologists and vulcanologists.
magnitude
intensity
The Richter magnitude scale is used to measure the strength of an earthquake.
The Richter scale and Magnitude
They use a richter scale to measure intensity and magnitude.
Mercalli and Richter scales
Richter scale is used to measure earthquakes magnitude Shake intensity is measured on the Mercalli scale
Mercalli and Richter scales
This is known as magnitude. It is measured on the moment magnitude scale.
No, the Saffir-Simpson scale is used to measure the intensity of hurricanes based on wind speed and potential damage. Earthquakes are measured using the Richter scale or the moment magnitude scale, which quantify the seismic energy released by an earthquake.
Earthquake strength is measured using a magnitude scale. For small to moderate strength Earthquakes (< magnitude 7) the Richter scale is used. For Earthquakes between 7 and 8 the body and surface magnitude scales are used and for earthquakes larger than 8, the moment magnitude scale is used.
Earthquake strength is measured using a magnitude scale. For small to moderate strength Earthquakes (< magnitude 7) the Richter scale is used. For Earthquakes between 7 and 8 the body and surface magnitude scales are used and for earthquakes larger than 8, the moment magnitude scale is used.