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The other Scale is called the Mercalli Scale

Earthquakes are measured by 2 scales. One scale measures the DAMAGE an earthquake causes and the other measures the MAGNITUDE or size of an earthquake created by the seismic waves. The two most popular scales are called the Richter Scale and the Mercalli Intensity Scale.

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Earthquake Waves

Earthquake Waves. Epicenter: point on surface above earthquake. Focus: point in Earth where energy is released. Richter Scale measures magnitude of an earthquake - a magnitude 7 has 10x more ground movement than magnitude 6. Types of Seismic Waves. Primary waves (p waves) Fastest waves

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The other Scale is called the Mercalli Scale

Earthquake Waves