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stu1749 | 14:46 Sat 22nd Jan 2005 | Quizzes & Puzzles
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What is the highest number on the Richter Scale?
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It appears to be 8
15:43 Sat 22nd Jan 2005
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The scale actually goes up to '8 or greater'.  The earthquake that caused the tsunami was a 9, it being one of the most violent quakes in recorded history.

16:37 Sat 22nd Jan 2005
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Although 'greater than 8' is the highest value, you could quite easily say an earthquake was 10 on the Richter scale as it is a simple mathematical progression. The scale is logarithmic, so a force 6 is ten times higher than a 5, and a 7 is ten times a 6 (therefore a 7 is one hundred times a 5).
21:21 Sat 22nd Jan 2005

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