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Q. The power of an earthquake is expressed in terms of a magnitude on a scale called ________ scale.
Answer: Richter
Notes: The Richter magnitude scale was developed in 1935 by Charles F. Richter of the California Institute of Technology as a mathematical device to compare the size of earthquakes. The magnitude of an earthquake is determined from the logarithm of the amplitude of waves recorded by seismographs.
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