Which Earthquake Scale Measures the Amplitude of Deflection of a Seismograph

question 22

Multiple Choice

Which earthquake scale measures the amplitude of deflection of a seismograph pen,standardized to an idealized distance of 100 km between the epicenter and the seismograph?

• A) the Richter scale
• B) the Mercalli scale
• C) the moment magnitude scale
• D) the surface-wave magnitude scale

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