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Is it true that the Richter scale is the unit of measurement of an earthquake?


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True

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The above statement is True.
The seismograph is used to record the seismic waves produced during an earthquake. The logarithm of the amplitude of the seismic wave is taken, which is a whole number on a scale of 1-10. This is the unit of measuring the magnitude of an earthquake called the Richter Scale.
 
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Is it true that the Richter scale is the unit of measurement of an earthquake?