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The Richter Scale and how it measures earthquake magnitude / [John P. Rafferty, narrator] ; [Kurt Heintz, director].

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Rafferty, John P., narrator.
Heintz, Kurt, director.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., publisher. .
Series:
Academic Video Online
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Richter, Charles, 1900-1985.
Richter, Charles.
Richter scale.
Earthquakes.
Earthquake magnitude.
Genre:
Educational films.
Documentary films.
Short films.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (3 minutes)
Place of Publication:
Chicago, IL : Encyclopedia Britannica, 2015.
Language Note:
In English.
System Details:
video file
Summary:
Video giving a brief description of the Richter Scale and how it measures earthquakes. It also compares the Richter Scale with the more modern moment-magnitude scale which measure the total work performed by the earthquake.
Notes:
Title from resource description page (viewed February 1, 2022).
OCLC:
1296400082

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