Technology Sharpens Methods for Measuring Earthquakes. / Glennda Chui.
by Chui, Glennda; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2003Article 12Science. Publisher: KRT News Service, 2002ISSN: 1522-3264;.Subject(s): Earthquake intensity | Richter magnitude scale | SeismometryDDC classification: 050 Summary: "The U.S. Geological Survey quietly changed its policy on magnitudes in January [2002]--moving even further away from the Richter scale that is so firmly established, in the mind of the public, with earthquakes. From now on, the agency will use something called the 'moment magnitude' to describe the size of earthquakes." (SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS) This article examines a new magnitude scale which will be used to measure the power of earthquakes.
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Originally Published: Technology Sharpens Methods for Measuring Earthquakes, June 11, 2002; pp. 1F+.
"The U.S. Geological Survey quietly changed its policy on magnitudes in January [2002]--moving even further away from the Richter scale that is so firmly established, in the mind of the public, with earthquakes. From now on, the agency will use something called the 'moment magnitude' to describe the size of earthquakes." (SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS) This article examines a new magnitude scale which will be used to measure the power of earthquakes.
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