Moment Magnitude Scale

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a logarithmic scale of 1 to 10 (a successor to the Richter scale) that enables seismologists to compare the energy released by different earthquakes on the basis of the area of the geological fault that ruptured in the quake

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plural: Moment Magnitude Scales
possessive: Moment Magnitude Scale's
pluralpossessive: Moment Magnitude Scales'

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§1: a logarithmic scale of 1 to 10 (a successor to the Richter scale) that enables seismologists to compare the energy released by different earthquakes on the basis of the area of the geological fault that ruptured in the quake

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