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Today’snthe birthday of Charles Richter (born on this date in 1900), whongrew up to be a seismologist.
Today’snthe birthday of Charles Richter (born on this date in 1900), whongrew up to be a seismologist.n
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nThat’sna person who studies earthquakes.
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Richterninvented a scale so that scientists could measure and compare thensize and strength of different earthquakes. The scale runs from 0 to 10, andngoing up one number on the scale means that the earthquakes is TENnTIMES larger! In other words, an earthquake that measures 7.0 onnthe Richter Scale is ten times worse than one that measures 6.0.
Richterninvented a scale so that scientists could measure and compare thensize and strength of different earthquakes. The scale runs from 0 to 10, andngoing up one number on the scale means that the earthquakes is TENnTIMES larger! In other words, an earthquake that measures 7.0 onnthe Richter Scale is ten times worse than one that measures 6.0.n
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nAnd,nbelieve me, an earthquake that measures 6.0 is pretty darned strong.nIt can be felt for miles, and it can fling stuff off of shelves, andneven do some damage to bridges and buildings.
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nThendevastating earthquake that hit Japan in March of 2011 was a 9.0 onnthe scale! (A thousand times larger than the 6.0 quake I wasntalking about, and a hundred times larger than the quake thatnravaged Haiti in 2010!) This 2011 earthquake was the worst in Japan’snhistory and one of the five worst earthquakes in the world sincenscientists started keeping track. Of course, one reason so manynthousands of people died is because the earthquake triggered andevastating tsunami, or “tidal wave.” It was truly an enormousntragedy.
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- Wantnto know more about the Richter Scale and earthquakes? Check out this video or Weather Wiz Kids.
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- Getnready for earthquakes and other natural disasters using ideas fromnthis FEMA site.
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nAlsonon this date:
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nNaturalist and artist John Audubon’s birthday
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nAnniversary of a major meteor shower
