Moment+Magnitude+Scale

=Moment of Magnitude Scale=

=The moment of magnnitude scale was thought to be a huge improvement to the Richter Scale. The Moment of Magnitude Scale is more advanced because it measures the size of the area where the fault is moving, the average distance the rocks in the fault block moves and the rigidity of the rocks which are located in the fault zone, the magnitude scale measures more things concerned about the motion or movement of the earthquake. Each factor on the scale increases times 10 in movement and times 32 in energy. Compared to the moment of magnitude scale the Richter Scale measures the amplitude of the largest wave and also the distance from the epicenter of the earthquake calculated by lag-time. Lastly the Richter Scale for each factor it increases the power of 10 in strength.=

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