the Richter scale
noun[S]
uk/ˈrɪk.tə skeɪl/us/ˈrɪk.t̬ɚ skeɪl/asystemused tomeasurethestrengthof anearthquake:
里克特震级，里氏震级Theearthquakein Mexico Cityregistered7.1 on theRichterscale.发生在墨西哥城的地震震级为里氏7.1级。
Geology: earthquakes & volcanic eruptions
- crater
- dormant
- earthquake
- epicentre
- extinct
- fault line
- lahar
- lava
- non-volcanic
- pyroclastic
- seismic
- seismically
- seismograph
- seismologist
- seismology
- shock wave
- the San Andreas Fault
- tremor
- volcanic
- volcano