What Was the Largest Richter Magnitude Ever Recorded for an Earthquake

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Multiple Choice

What was the largest Richter magnitude ever recorded for an earthquake on a Wood- Anderson seismograph?

• A) 10.0
• B) 5.4
• C) 8.9
• D) 2.0

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