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How Richter Magnitude Scale is determined - the larger the value on the log graph, the higher the damage caused.]]
The Richter scale was defined in
The Richter and MMS scales measure the energy released by an earthquake; another scale, the [[Mercalli intensity scale]], classifies earthquakes by their ''effects'', from detectable by instruments but not noticeable, to catastrophic. The energy and effects are not necessarily strongly correlated; a shallow earthquake in a populated area with soil of certain types can be far more intense in impact than a much more energetic deep earthquake in an isolated area.
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