Betekenis van:
richter scale
richter scale
Zelfstandig naamwoord
- a logarithmic scale of 1 to 10 formerly used to express the magnitude of an earthquake on the basis of the size of seismograph oscillations
Hyperoniemen
Voorbeeldzinnen
- An earthquake, 8.9 on the Richter scale, hits Japan and causes a massive tsunami.
- No major damage or injuries are known to have resulted from the quake measuring 3.0 on the Richter scale.
- Five tremors in excess of magnitude 5.0 on the Richter scale have shaken Japan just this week, but scientists are warning that the largest expected aftershock has yet to hit.