Richter magnitude scale

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf seismic scale
gptkbp:abbreviation ML
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs local magnitude scale
gptkbp:appliesTo local earthquakes (within 600 km of seismograph)
gptkbp:basisFor other magnitude scales
gptkbp:calculationMethod amplitude of seismic waves
distance from epicenter
gptkbp:category earthquake measurement
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology
gptkbp:hasUnit none (dimensionless)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Richter magnitude scale
gptkbp:influencedBy Kiyoo Wadati's work
gptkbp:introducedIn 1935
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Beno_Gutenberg
gptkb:Charles_F._Richter
gptkbp:logarithmicScale true
gptkbp:maximumSpeed no upper limit
gptkbp:measures magnitude of earthquakes
gptkbp:minimumPressure negative values possible
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Charles_F._Richter
gptkbp:notRecommendedFor distant earthquakes
very large earthquakes
gptkbp:obsoletes partially
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Bulletin_of_the_Seismological_Society_of_America
gptkbp:relatedTo body wave magnitude
earthquake intensity scales
seismic energy release
surface wave magnitude
gptkbp:replacedBy moment magnitude scale
gptkbp:usedIn seismology
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Seismological_Laboratory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5